The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-30

have been prevented.
Inceudiary fires near Syracuse, New York,
on Saturday. destroyed The salt blocks of
Martin Coouey, and the mill and salt blocks
OF the Porter Manufacturing Company, eaus-
ing loss of $4,000.
The Methodist Conference at Bradford, Vt,
has unanimously adopted a resolution whereby
members OF the conference agree not to mar
~ divorced parties, except the innocent one,
where the canse Of divorce is adultery.
The passenger coach Of a railroad train left
tao track near Ozier, New Mexico, on Friday.
rolled down an embaHkment one hundred
and fifty feet, and was smashed in pieces.
Seven men aad woman we're killed, and all
the others in the car were injured four seri.
OusIy.
\ fresh exposure Of the Chicago Court
House Ring, formed Ia 1872, whose stealings
are believed to have been $500, 900, is being
made by the Chicago Times \ written
contract has been found, calling for an equal
division Of the spells between the chief plum
derers.
The street car employees in 81 Louis, Mis-.
souri,, are'ou strike and matters there are
becoming serious, The strikers making dire
threats. No street cars we're raining on
Wednesday. A Calling gun was placed in
the armary Of the National Guard, ready for
any emergency.
The invitation by the Sanwhich Island
Government to Chiaese emigranls has result
"a ia such delsge OF them that they oulnum-
Der the native ulsle population. They contIu-
ued. at last accounts, TO arrive by the hun
Z drei, and the authorities we're considering
mode Of stopping the taaax.
". r. Briuk. ticket aud freight agent of
the Delaware, IackaWanna aud Western
Railroad a. kiass,on. Pennsylvania, was sen.
fenced on Saturday TO Eve months lmFrissn-
meat and the Aynent OF 6ue OF 500, for
embeIzling the Comnany's funds. tie had
pleaded gailgy 20 stealing more than Sl000.
j Joba Gsymphere. Hungarian, who had
been asleep az the Allentown Pa, poorhoase
r for : days, aud who awakened for the first
I time Friday last, boiled his room door and
5 jampsd oat uf hs sindo~, falling distance
+ OF - feet. breaking two o. his ribs asd injnr-
. ing bis spsne SO badly that he can hardly be
expected 10 live.
I Isaac n Dement, 81 migrant from West
Virginia % Louisiana, WiJh his wife and four
rh,ldrea, camped on mountain in Stone
county. Arkansas, last week. While be and
{ bis two boss were fishing ag the foot Of the
mountain. : forest ere surrounded the camp,
+ bmFning his wiis AHd two little ehildren 70
death. Demeaj Was badly burned in trying
. go saRe then.
Eh GIBSON. colorei man, rmploysd a,
I The Couswas0 Farnacs, MiidirtoRR, Pa, &c.
+ cldcziaiiy sg,l snto the cup0ia on Sunday.
When his daughter caaas wiih hts dinner she
could nui tind him. Something imps lied her
{ - climb ap aHi lock down the stack. She
saw lAc b3ay II man lyias on the baruing
mass, aud whsu u vas taken Out u proved 20
I BE- that OF her father.
Patrick Flywu has had no training as m
oculisi aud cannot even read or write, yet
I Tor fourteen years he has ihfivea in Boston
( as IA eve doctor. ais reputation resting on
certain powder. which be uses in all cases
+ withous discrimination He has just suffered
reverse, however. ia The form Of q verdict
+ ter $500 damages. obtained By the parents Of
a boy whose eyesigh' bis powder destroyed.
nr. Kid, Who vas Lord Beaeonsheld' rsgu-
I lar physician, las the largest regular Prae-
7 tice in I.0ndon. and IS aa eclectic. With the
exception 81 this gentleman, Il IS curious
circumstance that al around the bedside Of
s The DIVING OK Premier-Dr. Qaaiu, Lord Bar
riukt0u, Lord ROwlon, James MeClenRan, his
servant and the two uarses-we7e Irish, the
sentimental aud self sacrificing race, as he
styled ihem.
The detective camera - a new Photograph
ic feat. 1; enables photographs to be taken
ia the street, or anywhere else, witheut the
person or persons photographed being aware
/ 81 the fact, and is calculated 70 inspire live
rs terror among that class Of celebrities who
object 10 having their portraits takea. Ex
formally il Is made TO look Ike book or
small box Several excellent street scenes
have been secured by this device.
Vermont Is the only State that has aot
sinale Chinaman North Carolina and Della
ware have each one, aRi Alabama has four
The largest number Ia any Southern State IS
ass. aud Louisiana is he State Sugar grow
ing has brought them there The other
States and Territories in which they are most
numerous are; Pennsylvania, l7o; Illinois,
2I4; Utah, SIS; Arizona, 632i New York, 9i2;
Montana, l,564i Idaho, S,37Si Navada, 5,i2ji
Oregon, %, Sis, aud California, T5,l22,
About 10 painters in the Chicago shop Of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail
road, aud the freighters OF the Chicago, Bur
lugton and Quincy Railroad have struck, their
petitions for an increase OF wages not having
been complied with. All the other hands at
the Rock Island ear shops, numbering 800,
have also struck for 10 per cent. increase.
Two hundred and thirty cabinet makers, EN-.
ployed nj the Pullman ear works, Detroit,
struck Monday for an advance OF 10 per cent
The town of Bnenagentura, one Of the most
important commercial cities on the Pacific
coast Of Panama was burned on.the l. instant.
The entire business portion and many OF the
residences of the city were destroyed, aud
three persons were bgrned to death. The
loss is estimated at Sl,oO0,00Q, on which
there is no insurance, Over |, 300 persons
were left homeless by the fire, aud there was
a great deal of suffering owing TO the scarcity
OF provisions, nearly all the stocks thereof
having been destroyed.
The bronze statue OF Admiral Fagraguti
executed at a cost OF $50, GOO, by Winnie keam
nov Mrs. Lieutenant HoXie-and situated
in the mark at Seventeenth street and Con-
neelicut avenue ia Washp. ton, was unveiled
Monday. with imposing ceremonies. The
statute is Of heroic size, and represents Far
raeut standing with marine glass in his left
hand and one of his feet resting on block,
he being supposed 10 be on the deck OF the
flagship Hartford. The figure is mounted on
pedestal Of Maine granite, ten feet six inches
high,
There will presently arise queer legal
complication in Kansas. The new and very
| stringent liquor Law of that State goes into et'
| feet on the LIST of May, and one of its proyi
sions prohibits the use OF termented wine for
! sacramental purposes. Rev. DIR. Beatty has
| forwarned his congregation that his Saeerdo-
| tai vow compes him to violate that section of
Inc law, anu tAe tetIp ANTI ioiA NeS"i 'i'''
| he shall be arrested if he carries out his re-
/ solve. Then will be presented the novel
case of minister Of the gospel being tried
| for violation of civil law which is in con-
/ trayention of law of his church.
An American company has been formed
| 10 build a line of railroad IN Mexico to be
called the Siualoa and Durango Railroad. It
! IS to extend from Alfalfa, on rhe Gulf OF Cali
| fornia. i3O u.ilas north of Mazatlan, to the
| City Of Durango, in the state Of the same
name, distance of about 220 miles. At
| Durango it will copaect with the MEXICAN
| Central Railroad, which will extend fran the
| CITY of Mexico to the American frontier at FL
| Paso. The company has received a valuable
concession from the Mexican government.
1t was organized in Boston, and the capital
stock has been already subscribed in New
| England and New York.