The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-10
News of the Week.

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years.
The Jews Free School, London, is attend
ed by 2293 children, and is the largest ele-
mentary school in England.
The reductions in Star route service made
by the Post Office Department during Novem-
Der will effect a saving of Sill, 155 per annum.
The Ay has made sad havoc in the wheat
fields of Southwestern Michigan. Fully one
half of the wheat in many fields has been de-
stroved within few weeks.
A peculiar type of diptheria, pronounced
by physicians to be wholly nasal trouble,
has appeared in Central Pennsylvania, and
many of its victims have died.
Secretary Blaine, it is understood, will re-
tire from the State Department about the 18th
of this month, and prior to his retirement will
give dinner to the diplomatic corps.
Robert Warneck, veteran of 1872, died in
the Soldiers Home Hospital, at Dayton, Ohio,
this week, in the 103th year of his age. His
age is verified by the record of his enlistment
in 1872.
Montpelier, formerly the home of President
Madison and his burial place, in Orange cOun-
ty, Va, was sold Thursday at auction to Mr..
DERRICK, of Baltimore, and Mr.. Bradley, of
Boston, for $4,000.
A convention of members of both political
parties, from various parts of Iowa, met in
Des Moines last week and organized the Iowa
Free Trade League" 0. Mosher, of Dallas
Centre, was chosen President.
The committee of depositors appointed to
confer with Danford respecting the affairs of
the banks at Hunnewell, Caldwell and Usage
City, Kansas, have accepted his propositions
for a settlement This will probably end the
trouble.
A meeting of Jewish citizens was held at
Chicago Sunday afternoon to take measures
for the relief of Jewish refugees who have fed
from Russia Over 100000 was subscribed
for the purpose of taking care of and provid-
ing employment for them.
VIM. H. Durfee, of the firm of Wm,. II. Dur
fee & Co., of Newport, R. l., has confessed to
forgeries amounting to about $4,000 He
forged the names of Benz. Bateman and Geo.
c. Vernon. and used the money in the firm
business. Durfee has been highly respected.
Charles A. Thomas, DIR. H. f. Cotton, Jas.
H. Kennedy and 0rrin c. Thomas were ar
raigned Tuesday in Buffalo, for conspracyin
connection with "A grave robbery insurance
case, and the three first named were each
baIed in the sum of $1,000. Thomas is also
indicted for murder in connection with the
case.
1t is said, and on what is claimed to be re-
liable information. that certain cabinet Off
Ger has, since his appointment to office last
March, put into good places in his own depart
ment sixteen of his nearest relatives. He
ought to be popular with the family; most
likely they think he has not done enough for
them.
Policeman O'Hara, in New York, Saturday,
shot and probably fatally wounded thief
named John Baum, whom he had caught IN
the act and who was trying to escape. The
arrest of Baum. which was made near his res
idence, unearths gang of desperate thieves
and probably explains several hitherto mys-
FERROUS burglaries
The whole manufacturing department Of
Cherry, O'Connor & Co., lesses of the State
Penitentiary at Nashville, was destroyed by
fire on Monday, with large quantity OF man
ufactured goods. The loss is estimated at
S30O.OOO Many the convicts eXerted them
selves to put out the fire, and only six took
the opportunity to escape.
A black man and white woman at Logans
port, Ind, are advertising for clergyman or
Justice who will marry them, The man has
money and determination enough to test the
constitutionality of the State law against mis-
cegenation, but he cannot find anybody quail
fed to perform the ceremony who will risk the
penalty provided by that law.
The iurv in the suit of Ida Ullman of New
York city, against Henry Meyer, of Richmond
Va, for S25 900 damages for breach ofpromise
of marriage brought in the L. S. Circuit
Court, handed in verdict Tuesday morning,
giving the plaintiff $3.50 damages. Counsel
for the defendant applied for new trial, and
a stay of 80 days was given him in which to
argue the motion.
| A fire in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sun
day morning, destroyed the Pillsbury B. EX-
celsior, Minneapolis and Empire Touring
milla, and the cotton mill of DOrillus Robin
son, with several freight cars filled with wheat.
! During the progress of the fire four persons
were Killed and number injured, one fatally,
! by explosions in the mills. The total loss in
! property is estimated at nearly 100000.
! The post office at Belvidere Illinois, was
/ robbed on Monday night, by four men, who
afterwards got on train for Chicago The
/ conductor was notified, and on reaching Elgin
he locked the door of the car in which the
robbers were, but when the police entered it
they carelessly allowed two Of them to escape.
! One of the captured men had several hundred
dollars worth of postage stamps, and the other
q kit of burglar tools.
Two big slices of bread and chunk of beef
formed the sandwich which St. Louis ser
want girl gave to a beggar hut he was not sat
isfed and demanded cup of coffee. She
said there was no coffee ready, and he COM
manded her to make some at once, emphasiz-
ing the order with a slap. Then she knocked
him down, and set hot fiat iron on his breast.
He will bear the brand until his death, which
may take place soon, for the hurn is possibly
fatal.
Since the establishment of the national
banking system $40 banks have gone into vol
untary liqEidation and 76 have been placed in
the hands of receivers. The total amount of
claims proved against the insolvent banks is
S25, 966, 602 and the amount of dividends paid
to creditors is S18, SCI, sos, The estimated
loss to creditors by the failures of national
banks during the past eighteen years has been
Sc, 240, 900, or an average of about S346, DOC
per year.
The steamer Lake Winnipeg, which arrived
at New York on Wednesday from Liverpool,
reports that on Nov. % she passed through a
hurricane, and the vessel shipped large guam
titles of water, which did much damage about
the deck, smashing the boats, etc. On the
same day James Blair, chief engineer, was
washed overheard and lost, Patrick Cooney
fireman, was thrown down the stoke-hole and
killed, and John Reynolds, fireman, died hav-
ing drank carbolic acid, installing it for vine
gar.
At the Gold Park mining camp, near Lead
vile, Col, one day last week, Bagley, dis
charged blacksmith, fatally shot Weston, the
mining company foreman, and made an un-
successful attempt to shoot the superintendent.
He then took refuge in his cabin, and was soon
besieged by mob of miners Failing to dis
lodge the murderer the miners put dynamite
under the cabin and blew it up Bagley was
found among the ruins with wound in the
breast, which showed that he had committed
suicide.
Father McCarty, who was shot at Greenfield,
Mass, ON Sunday, by David McMillen died
about midnight on Tuesday night. McMiIlen
was brought to Greenfield on Tuesday and
committed to Jail. The train on which he ar
rived was stopped outside of the town and he
was hurriedly driven to the Jail, in order to
escape the vengeance of the people. great
crowd gathered about the jail yard. No vio-