The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-05-07
News of the Week.

full sewing women In Italy
There was heavy snow storm IN portions
of Canada on Saturday last.
The money order business Of the New York
post-Office is over $50, 100000 year.
Smallpox is prevailing in Adams, Mass,
Philadelphia, Pa, and Wilmington, Del.
Walter Bullock, lawyer of III Paso, Ills,
was shot aud killed by p. C. Ransom on Mon
day night.
Fanny J. Blanchett, aged -, died in New
York on Tuesday, from lead poisoning by the
use of cosmetics.
Abner Mcconnell and Samuel Ringer have
been arrested in Westmereland county, Pa,
for counterieiting.
A lady who spent four months in Montana
visiting friends says she had forty-twe offers
of marriage while there.
The Rockmill cotton factory at West Point,
Ga, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night.
Loss $4,000; no insurance.
The population of Chicago has increased
20 per cent. in 10 years, and membership in
the churches only Y per cent.
In Vienna, Italy, on Monday, bootmaker
named Veigle killed his wife and foar children,
and afterwards cut them up in pieces.
From October to May /, in Danvile, Va,
there were sold Is, 724, 800 lbs. of leaf tobac-
co at an average of S9.26 per 100 lbs.
\ Portland, Maine, woman has been ar
rested for cruelty beating a three-yea old
child because he wouldn't say his prayers.
Portions of Kentucky were visited by
severe hail-storm on Monday night. In some
places the ground was covered with the stones
Fruit has been seriously damaged
The number of converts made in San Fran
cisco by Moody and Sankey during twenty
weeks Of revivalism is placed at 1900 and the
churches are greatly quickened in vitality.
The favorite day for marriages in Paris is
Saturday, on the morning of which there may
be seen ON the streets landaus and barouches
with white horses driven with white reins, says
the PdrisidH.
Annie Eva Fay, the noted spiriiualist me-
dium, was not informed by her corps of spirits
that her husband was faiIhless to her, and the
first she knew Of it was when he absconded
with her money and jewels.
Aiihe municipal election at St. Paul, Mimi,
Tuesday, the entire Democratic ticket was
elected by majorities ranging from ten 10
twelve hundred. Edmund Rice was elected
mayor by the larger majority.
4 large force ofcolored men from the South
are to be employed on the extension Of the
Buffalo, Pittsbutg and Western Railroad, in
NAilAAt1H " lAFE AuuNANA AANtAhef HSAp VII At
put on sach job for the first time.
The dwelling of David Reese, about three
miles from New Providence. Lancaster coun-
Is, Pa, Was burned early Monday morning.
Ia eadeayoTing 10 save some OF the furniture
Mr.. Reese and son persisted in the fla mes.
The March report OF imports aud expor;s
shows a balance in favor OF the United States
Of nearly SIS, OOO, 600 Instead OF a falling of
in the exports, as had been feared, they seem
20 be steadily increasing, as ior six years past
Statements Of a number of physicians in
d,iIsreas parts of Chicago, made Wednesday,
sho~ that fully 20 per cent. Of the population
Is sick or complaining Of not being we'll. The
recent pollution 81 the lake water IS giVea as
the chef cause OF this state Of affairs
The Russian Czariaa IS said to be in terror
for her children. aud to suspect her maids OF
homer OF completely with the Nlhii'sts- The
Car, Il Is said has bad a narrow escape OF
being blown up by means Of explosive tubes
hidden in the wax-cazdies which are burned
a, his desk.
The Sebate bill making further apprOpri-
alton Of 500 900 10 complete the nes capital
a. Albany, n, y passed the Assembly Tues.
day Il Is estimated that the wretehed strue
tare wIli cost the taxpayers Sl5,0o1.OO be-
fore Is As completed
Al Na,chitoches. Mss, there is n c0lorcd
man named Friday Atkins who was boru IN
the year Of lI4I, which makes him l8i years
Of age. Last year he raised two bales OF cot
lou ueighing 500 pounds each, aud be IS not
a. al feeble In health, bal continues 30 make
a living by wofk He IS a native OF North
Carolina.
Letter paper OF different color fer every
day ~ tho week IS aos in vogue in the fash
l0nahle society Of Paris For Moaday pale
green Is the proper thing, for Tuesday rrd,
Wednesday demands dark gray, Thursday
blue, FRIDAY white, Saturday straw color, aud
Sgsday delicate maave-
The Old World IS uupeopiiug itself on our
shores. Nearly sixty thousand immigrants
arrived IN the moath just ended at Castle
Gardea alone Boston, Baltimore, aud other
ports no doubt have thousands more 70 add TO /.
THIS volume, which sarpasses anything ever
ka0vu in the History Of the country.
The German Emperor's health is causing
mach uueasiness tie has naturally been ia !
ghs losest spirits siRes the 1Hrder OF his
nephew, and has therefore been the less able I
10 resist an attack OF influenza, which he 1
caught some weeks ago. HIS family are very I
anxioas % get him assay from Berlin.
Pateu, medicines 10 England nov yield
Government reveaaa Of ever SI,O0O,OOO. [
requiring ycadsrs Of secret remedies 10 take 4
out license aud pay a stamp daty. The 4
act did not apply, however, TO any Que who 4
bad served apprenticeship to a surgeon, aPoIh' !
ecary, or druggist.
The total loss by the aood in the Missouri /
river and Us tributaries betNeca Sioux City, 1
ioWa. aud bismarck, Dakota, is estimated at 4
81 30, 600. Below Sioux City, including tbs /
damage ~ Omaha, Council Bluffs, Kansas 1
City asd the grea. overhows on both sides 4
between those cities and 81. Louis, the amodnt 4
Of loss IS computed at = ,5OO, coo.
LET me 20 home and bear the blessed It'd /
iags to my gn5clieving wife, said 1
Searing a many-pOckesed ulster, WAC had just 4
protcssed religion at a New Jersey revival .
meeting. 'let me out let me out! I've got .
salVasi0n,' But = suspicious detective un-
loaded hin OF three watches and i've pocket
books that he had taken from mOuruers aroand .
The auxioas seat.
In New York, GA Sunday, George Lyons, a
grocery clerk, went 20 a stable 10 feed his
horse, taking with him little girl. While
he vas putting feed in the CRIB the horse
kicked the child fatally aud senssless Lyons
wenI to pick her up aud the horse kicked him
and broke his leg. Harry Argue went to
their assistance aud the horse kicked him,
nearly fractuung his hip.
The town Of Bridgeton, No, takes high
rank for coWardice. Valentine Walker,
drunken bully, announced his determination
To murder the schoolmaster, and praeseded
quite slowly and sOollY ia haai bis victim 10
death with elah Thirty strong meR stood
hy, and did nothing more than to eXpostGlGte.
Nobody had the courage 10 arrest the muir
derer. aud he rode away.