The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-08-27
News of the " eek.

Two boys died suddenly at FORK, Pa, late
ly. Hemlock was found in Their stomachs'
They had been in the woods.
The amount embezzled by Captain How
gate, x-disbursing officer of the Signal Ser
vice, is now stated at $4,000
T. W. boswell gelding, Bushwhacker, ran
two miles in $50 at Saratoga last week, the
fastest two mile record ever made.
Ex-senator Conkling, it is reported, has
purchased Robinson's Island, IN the st. Law
renee, lust below Thousand Islands Park.
Many of the great English towns have taken
advantage of the cheapness of money to fund
their debts on better terms-some as low as
three and three fourths per cent. against
previous FIVE per cent.
Navigation on the Ohio river is partially
suspended above Cincinnati, except by the
very smallest boats. Points below Cincinnati
are served by boats much smaller than those
belonging to the regular trade.
The striking Erie Railway switchmen at
Hornelsville, n. Y, have resumed work at
the old wages, without gaining any point de-
manded. There was no violence or excite
ment during the weeks strike.
The men who managed the fireworks last
Fourth of July at Myrtleville, Idaho, are now
They soaked six shaggy dogs IN camphene,
set FIRE to them, and let them loose.
Lieutenant Commander Brown, command
ing the torpedo ram Alarm, reports to the
Navy Department that the recent trials OF
that vessel have proved satisfactory. lie
considers her ''the most formidable vessel in
our navy.
Hon. William l.. Scott, Of Erie, Pa, in
1886 was page in Congress. Gen. Ghas'
N. Reed. member of Congress from Erie,
took him home and gave him employment at
weighing coal Mr.. Scott's fortune IS estl-
mated at $4,000, 900.
Martin Cunningham. aged % years, was
shot two weeks ago, IN New ork, and wound,
ed, it is said, lin exactly the same place and
manner as President Garfield" He died on
Tuesday, and an autopsy has been made to
determine the course Of the bullet.
A dispatch to the New Orleans Democrat
from Monroe, La, says that unknown parties
entered the Jail on Monday night, carried of
Perry Mason and Alexander Mason, both
colored, and charged with murder, and hung
them some distance from the town.
The Cagonia Iron Company, at Portland,
Maine, has closed its rolling mills, and ar.
ranged for an extension with us creditors,
uniil il can decide whether to reOrganizc As a
steel rail company or sell the plaat. The
assets are expected to cover the Liabilities
The Tri-State picnic aud exhibition Of the
Grangers. at NIliiamsgr0ye, near Mechanics
burg, Pennsylvania, viii begin next Monday
and continue week. There will be large
display Of agricultural aud domestic impie-
meuts and machinery, and large attendance
Is expected.
A further charge Of embczzling $50 600, in
addition 10 the amount previously stated, vas
preferred against Captain Howgate, IN Wash.
ington. Tuesday morning. IL IS believed
further Investigation viii reveal more theft
Hovgate vas disbursihg othcer Of the Sigaal
Bsreau for SIX years.
Lieut.. Ripper, the negro United States
army officer. who wrote The Colored Ca.
def giving his experience a. West Point,
has been arrested a. Fort DAVIS, charged
with deirauding the government out Of sl,e00.
Flipper was e0mmissary Of Subsistence NJ the
fort, where bis company { IS stationed.
A coal train on the I.ehisb Valley Railroad
vas wrecked near Whitehall Station, Pa,
Saturday night, by distractions placed on the
track by soass persons unknosa. The dam
are vas great bot no one was iniared. An
unsaccessfai attempt was made 20 wreck q
passenger train al The same place on the Ah
instant.
The Board Of Agriculture OF Oaio makes
the following estimate Of the grain er0ps IN
thai State. a. compared uith those of iSSu. -
Wheat - per cent. or S.oQ0, 600 basAels
against 81 I'D. 600; corn 20 per cent. or "a,
90. COO, against los, O0o. 90 bushels, oats TO-
per cent. or ?. 500 600 bushels, aFains, y
coo. 600 bushels.
+. u. ChSse. yonnE graduate Of The Bos
ton TechnicAi College, whn has been emPley
ed fora Eoath past la the laboratory % ,Ae
Pcnusylvania Steel Works al Harrisburg, met
9Th terrible accident Al the Works TUESDAY
morning. He was caught between the eleya
tor aud umbars and dangerously crushed, aad
then fell distance Of tse0ly iees-
Richmsnd, Virginia, Is nov Suffering from
The worst Water famine i has ever knowR.
The supply lor domestic consumption IS not
ealy cot oE by the iowncss e the James
River, bot nearly al The Industries selyiEg on
water poser zFa suspended. Famiiirs arr
Supplied by a fcu Old wslls and springs he
water from Wbich has beca heretofore pro.
nouneu9 sass Tor ass.
Il has been ascertaiscd that The railroad
betEeen Cannon CITY and Silver City, ia
Colorado, vas totally destroyed b. Saturday
waller spout. Il vii probably uot b again
Ia running order Tor several weeks Meaa
time, srallc bclueca the tuo places Is main
taiacd By ssaEca In Ne1 Mckee, she Atchi
sou, Topeka aBd Santa Fe Railroad is ba3iy
broken ssush Of las Vegas.
The sheriff IL Tscsoa, Ari1saa. reformed
fsom Deminx oa Monday. aai reported hat
sithiu ten days nos fever than tWcnty i've
settlers we're Killed by Aescalrro and Apache
Indians about hheea allies north OF Nut
Stailoa. These Indians ~eFs ulosias soash
iowari Chihaah8a, aud nambercd about ses
eaiy hss. Oas hundred soldiers aa1 Sos
ladian seoats Were IN pursuil
Gen. Coomhs died Il Lexingsoe, NJ, o.
Monday uiaht ia bis ssih yoAr. Genera
Coombs was bora ia kenlasky ia 1894, ans
vas a soldier 10 The var Of 1912. he vas
lawyer Of some nolc IN Kentucky, bat he "a.
best known as Ehig politician. He vas !
huoas stamp speaker, and attained ErcR
Distinction throughout The country IN th'
presidential campaign Of 1870
Tuo bellies had a Sight on the vcrasda Of a
White Mountain hotel. The eAase IS a secret
hut the eueaHnteF vas pGbiio, beiag IN ih'
presence Of Aboai ht,y gue1is. The girl
scratched faces, pulled hair, aad tore dresse
in q lively manner for a few seconds, Rnt
were not parted before both bore mark
which lasted several days They belong q
wealthy and reputable families
Acting on a theory that haman beings wer,
made TO stand upright, and therefore ougA
never TO lie down, a Californian sleeps in a.
apparatus which stains him comfortably II
a perpendicular position. A Nebraska PITY
siaiAn Is equally ceuain that the vital organ
are iniurioasly Affected by being loi,ed dowa
ward in walking, and 20 Counterfeit this grave
" he stands on his head i've minutes ever,
day.
Three companies Of United States troop
have been sent on, from Fort Assiniboine &
drive out Indians who have crossed the hn
from Canada TO hunt buffalo, and are commit
ting many depredations. A special from
Pierre, Dakota, dated Angus; %, says: 1--WE
hundred and ifiy Of Sitting Balls hostile
from Standing Rock arrived at the Cheyenn,
Agency to-day. The remaining l,I0J vii
reach here IN five days. ("
Susie Hayden, Who became uneonsciou
during religious excitement az New BediorC
five months ago, has since remained 10 stu
por. though she now shows signs Of returning
intelligence. Prayer circles are held rouni
her bed every dey, and Il Is thought tha
they are helping her; but spiritusllst medium
claims equal credit, her theory being that tn
girl is in a trance, from which only spiritua
influence can awaken her.
Arthur a3rrilt, man Of many aliases, ar
rested at Lynn, Massachusetts, on Thursda
OF last week, for forging draft on Chicag
bank, was arraigned IN Boston on Friday an,
held in 5000 bail. He is the same sconn
drel who, under the name Of Marvin, receatl