The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-10-15
News of the Week.

The Portuguese court was in mourning four
DAYS this week for the late President Garfield.
DR.. j. G. Holland, one of the founders and
editors of Scribuer's Magazine, died sudden
ly in New York on Wednesday.
At the next session of the Reichstag Ger
many will probably subsidize a steamship
line to Japan and the South Seas.
1t is stated that the money required for
building a railroad tunnel under the st. Law
renee river at Montreal has been raised in
Paris.
Francis J. Parker has declined the Demo
cratic nomination for State treasurer of
Massachusetts. The State committee has
substituted VIM. A. Hodges.
Twenty-six Mormon missionaries will leave
Salt Lake City on the 18th instant for Europe,
to make converts, chiefly in England and the
Scandinavian countries.
Theodore L. Stockman, a wealthy miser, of
Toledo, Ohio, died last Friday night IN the
midst of filth, squalor and want, at the age of
6S years. 1t is said he had accumulated over
$500, 900.
In Chicago on Wednesday, Judge Jameson
delivered in his charge to the grand jury en-
phatic utterances in regard to gambling in
grain, and declared that the laws in existence
against such operations must be enforced.
u. r. Keen's Foxhall, the same that won
the Grand Prix. in France, last summer, won
the New Market purse in England, on We'd
nesday. American horses have secured the
highest honors of the turfin Europe this year.
The President on Saturday appointed o.
p. Clarke to be First Deputy Commissioner
of Pensions. and c. B. Walker to be Deputy
Commissioner of Pensions. These appoint
ments were intended by President Garfield.
Newton H. McRae, VIM L. Tindle and J.
d. Duffel, were arrested at Guthrie, ny,
Tuesday, for dealing in counterfeit silver
dollars $50 of the spurious coin were
found in Dutfel possession. The men were
heavily armed at the time Of the arrest and
made desperate resistance
In the Rock River, Illinois, Methodist
Conference, on Monday night, the jury in the
heresy case Of Rev. Dr.. Thomas delivered
verdict of guilty, and decided that he should
be expelled from the ministry and member-
ship Of the Church. DIR. Thomas will proba-
bly, appeal 10 the Judicial Conference.
The Governor OF Pennsylvania and the
other official visitors from that State will be
escorted 70 yorktown by zoo Of the national
guard The party will leave Philadelphia
October Is on the Steamer GalaiIa. The
civilians will have their quarters on beard the
steamer and the soldiers will go into camp.
Throughout southern Minnesota, northern
Iowa, aud large portion Of Dakota rain
has been falling almost necessarily since the
middle Of August. The country Is flooded
haycocks have disappeared beneath the sur
face Of the water the grain 10 sprogilng Ia
the stacks, and scarcely ans blowing has been
done.
The trial at Washington, Arkansas. Of the
threc men who, on the Hjghg OF September
ID, robbed a passenger tram on the Iron
Mountain Railroad, resulted, Friday Of last
ueek IN each og the robbers pleading guilty
10 fourteen Indictments, making the term Of
punishment seventy years for each man.
Now comes a sensational report in cxpsana-
ton OF the rsbbers' action The posse who
captured two Of the robbers, Stephens and
Delaney, consisted of four men, named Had
d.esscue, Bgiviues. Moore and Dallahode
When arrested the robbers had about 5000
in their possession, and the officers agreed,
it Is said, 20 divide the money among them
selves. instead Of returning t to the railroad
company. The division vas made, N pres
enee OF stephens and Delaney. and 10 eousld.
Grafton Of tbe3g keeping 10 a secret each OF
the fogr officers suare that hC would annually
pay 10 the family Of she robbers Sl00, and
zonll leave no means unsFie3 to seeare the
release Of the prisoners irom jail. after thslF
conviction After delivering up the prisoners
the of6cers vent 20 Iisgis Rock, aud received
a reward Of $1,000 from the State II the
trial Belvincs diyalge1 the Tascality Of she
Superintendent Of the Iron Mountain Rail
read. Ills contederAtes bciag examined sep
aralely. each uadu affidavit thar be knev
nuihinE Of the whereabouts OF the money.
Subsequently Moore informed the SaPcrIu.
iendoai that the money could be procured,