The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-07-30
News of the Week.

An infantry and cavalry company have been
organized at Berryville, Va.
The assessed valuation of real estate in
Iowa shows an increase of over Sl0,OO0,00O
since 1879.
Three children of Alonzo Dornich persisted
by the burning of his dwelling at Muir, Michi-
gan, early Tuesday morning.
Ex-Judge VIM. L. Robertson on Monday
took the oath Of office as collector of the port
of New York, vice Gen. Merritt, who takes
foreign mission.
Mr.. Domingo Santa Maria has been elect
President of Chill. He is represented to be
an able man, liberal in his views, and anxious
to terminate the war with Peru.
Maud Lovejoy, aged nine years, died of
hydrophebia in Manchester, New Hampshire,
on Saturday night She was bitten several
weeks ago by rabid dog.
Two employees of the Mantanzas branch of
the Spanish Bank of Cuba chartered vessel,
put 500, 900 of the banks funds on board
and sailed for an unknown port.
The electric light has been successfully in
troduced iuto Springfield, Illinois. 1t is
proposed to light Aurora, in the same State,
by electric lights upon tall iron pillars.
The prophetic Vennor is 40. His father
was hardware merchant, with house IN
Liverpool and another in Montreal. The
prophet was educated at the McGill Uniyer-
sity of Montreal.
The stock of the Chicago and Iowa Rail
road held by the City of Aurora, Illinois, was
sold at auction on Saturday for Sl3O,2OO, the
par value being 100000. 1t was bought by
Ii. L. Head, of Chicago.
The wall of the Assembly chamber, AL
bany, New York, were on Saturday adorned
with handsomely decorated and executed
placards reading: "For President in 1884,
Winfield Scott Hancock.
The chairman of the republican State cen
trail committee of Pennsylvania has issued a
call for State convention to meet at Harris
burg September s, to nominate a republican
candidate for State treasurer.
The little dory City OF Bath, recently driven
into Trepassy, Newfoundland, by gale, in
which she nearly foundered, sailed Tuesday
for Hayre. The two fools composing her
crew were in good spirits and confident Of
reaching their destination all right.
The Rev. Henry Knight of Clinton, Kan.,
knocked down man who expressed hope
that the President would not recover. An
eve witness estimated the weight of the blow
al $4,000 pounds A church tribunal will
determine the gravity Of the offence.
MT. JOhN \. btAkcy NOSFAl Auu HoNlt-EuAS
member of Parliament, predicts that, owing
10 the agricultural competition in the United
States and Canada, the value and rental OF
lands ia Great Britain and Ireland will be re-
duced BY oue.third within the next i've years.
\ few Of the mills at Eau Claire, Wiscon
sin, have resumed work, bat find il difficult
to get men. The strikers refused to 60 back,
aud the harvest calls other laborers into the
country. Il vas expected that portion Of
the militia would leave last night, everything
being profoundly quiet.
A ten mile horseback race took place at
Lcadville, Colorado, on Monday, between
Miss Minnie Primo, Of Greedy, Colorado, and
Miss Curtis, Of Topeka, and was easily won
by the former. On the eighth mile, Miss
Piuuo being mile aud half ahead, Miss
Curtis iismounied and tainted.
Il is not long since the treasurer OF Stark
coanty. Ohio, was convicted OF embeEzlemeut
and seat 70 the peniientiary tor term Of
twelve years, His successor in Office IS nov
in troab.e. a deficit Of Sill, 200 having been
discovered in bis accOants. He says that
there is an error in the figures.
A disastrous drought. similar to that OF last
year. IS reported 10 Northern New Jersey.
Tae market gardeners are said TO have lost
thousands Of dollars in consequence. Hun
dreds OF wells, eisterns and streams are dry,
and IA Orange many families are buying wa
ter Al s. per wagon load.
The train that carried Drs. Hamilton, OF
NeS York, aud Aguew, Of Philadelphia, 10
see President Garfield on Saturday, made the
raa between Philadelphia aad Baltimore at
the rate Of milc minute. The speed all
the nay from New York 10 Washington was
at the rate o. about IS miles an hour.
Az Little Rock, on Saturday, Attorney
General Moore served a notice on the South
esn Express Company, that application would
ba made for an injunction to restrain it from
doing business in Arkansas until it has paid
she taxes aae from % 10 the State and 10 va
tioas counties and municipalities therein, ia
which Il has been doing business.
An iuyen,iou Tor easing the strain on horses
ia siartiag hsrse ears has been 10 six months
successful service ia Boston. A little pedal
touched by the driver foot puts the device
iato operation. II connects the tongue Of the
car with n lever, which operates latchei,
taking bold Of cOgwheel on the axle, thus
easing the dead pail nearly oae- half
A telegram FROM Cliaton, Illinois, says it
has besn ascsrlAined, after careful iaTesiiga-
tioa, that the army worm has not done the
damage reported. The wheat crop was near
" al harvested before the appearance Of the
worms, bat they have done some damage 10
the hav crop There is more fear OF the
ehineh bag. which IS attacking the corn, than
Of she army werm.
The Cheyenne Leader pa5lishes a report Of
an in,erviea with Tsa Soon Nee, an RIlaehe
Of the Chinese Legatloa at Washington. who
SAYS that the Chinese students Withdrawn from
America will be seat 10 England, FFaRce and
Germany, and hereafter the Chinese Govern
ment viii educate students in EpToPe aad
also in China, shere military and naval
schools are being established.
Great excitement has been caused in Wyo.
ming aai adjacent Territories by the dIseov'
err af copper aud s,lssg bearing ore near
Fort LARAMIE. The aFgeRtiieFous district,
which Is 5 belt six miles vide, swarms with
pFospeetars, aud the site Of town, TO be
called Hariyille, is laid out. The surface as
says are reported 70 vary from SO to $50
per ton.
The steamer Alicante, on which the Man
,anzas bank robbers carried OF their plumber,
has returned from Vera Cruz to Havana.
About So, Goo of the stolen money were re-
covered, aud the fugitive clerks were taken
into custody. Captain General Blaneo has
demanded the Surrender Of some 200 aor
completes, who are supposed 10 have gone
10 Mexico,
The Postmaster General has issued an or
der declaring that the failure Of any postmas-
Ter to make out and forward to the Auditor
Of the Treasury his quarterly accounts, im-
mediately after the close of every quarter, as
required by Section 1854 Of the Revised Stat
uIes, will, unless promptly and satisfactorily
explained, be regarded as sufficient cause for
removal from office.
Three fatal duels have beeniought in Europe
within week. Baron Won GeYrn, Q young
officer IN the German army, was shot by 3
brothar officer. Two students NJ Gouiagen
University Tough. with pistols, and one was
wounded. On Sunday evening at
Gibraltar Spanish captain and lisatenaut
fought a duel just outside the English lines.
The captain was killed aad the lieutenant Sc
verely wounded.
Cha rles Parker, guide IN the ACKNOWLEDGES,
at Blue Mountain lake, while guiding Mrs.
George Bull from Fork lake to Long lake,
W ednesday, where she was to be the guest OF |
Ex-senator Platt, made 3 heipous assault |
upon her, Ne almast strangled her, and tore |
her clothing into shreds. All the guides OF I
Of the Adrondacks are hunting the villain /
down. They have sworn vengeance, and will /
have him, dead or alive.
John w. Patterson. who murdered James /
G, CLARK, near Leesburg, Henry county, Mo-a
December /, 1868, was hanged at Clinton, I
Me-, on Friday last, in the presence OF about /
{. 900 people. After committing the crime /
r - ,,-,.s u.ay awanutal and whlIa in /