The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-07-23
News of the Week.

General Burnside is i'll at his Rhode Island
home.
On Tuesday snow was still visible on Mount
Washington.
A shower of toads fell near Delaware city,
Delaware, last week.
Dean Stanley, the celebrated English cer-
gyman, died on Monday.
. Canada's wheat crop, it is stated, will fall
ten per cent. below the average.
Within the last six months 1913 persons
have died ofvomito and other diseases at Vera
Cruz.
Bonesetter, 1000 horse, dropped dead
at the conclusion of the second heat of race
at Pittsburg last week.
During the fiscal year en- ling June so, 1881,
there were sos, 1860 postal cards used in
this country.
a fire in Syracuse, n. Y. Tuesday, destroy
ed $500 worth of property, including the
Weiting Opera House.
Chinese riots are again reported at Yale,
in British Columbia, growing out of their OPP
position to the levy of the school tax.
A new comet has been discovered by Prof.
Schoberle, of the Ann Harbor Michigan
University. The discovery was made on the
18th instant.
f. B. Brecktelheimer, formerly Austrian
Consul at St. Louis, was arrested in Calves
ton on Saturday, charged with embezzling
$4,000.
The latest reports from the Sandwich Islands
say that the lava thrown from Mauna Loa is
likely to destroy portion of the town and
harbor of Hilo.
Seven persons at the ARjmosa, Iowa, pen
nentiary broke from the Enclosure Sunday
night. Four escaped, bat the other three
were captured.
The village Of Wallace, sixteen miles north
! of Menomonee, Michigan, consisting of q saw
[ mill and twenty five other buildings, was to-
tally destroyed by fire Monday afternoon.
\ majority ofthe States have been report
ed as favorable TO setting apart day Of gen
eyai thanksgiving and prayer for the recovery
OF the President. October 10 will be the day
fixed upon.
The peach crop in Delaware is reported to
/ be an entire failure. IL is estimated that
there are 100000 trees, and that in favor
able year the annual product Is worth So, 0OO-
coo to the owners Of the orchards.
Maud 5 did not beat her previous record
al the Pitishurg Driving Park on Saturday.
I She made three starts but broke each time.
/ The last time she recovered quickly aad cross
I 81 the wire in ,. 10.
/ Five meu-thrce white and two eolored-
( were hang ed IN various places in Illinois and
I Arkansas on Friday of last week. One man,
al Van Buren,, Arkansas, fought desperately
/ TO escape when the rope was being put around
T has neck.
I.au;ulas Bnnuigan, aged 1n2, died in New
York on Monday. lie was born in County
Tyrone. ireland, aud he became an immi-
grant when 90 years old He was the father
of six sons and three daughters. several OF
whom are living IN this country. His widow
Is living. aged -.
A terrific hAiis.orm visited Rockville. On
taTio, on Saturday afternoon. The haJis,oues
weighed several Dances aad there was erea,
destruction Of glass and vegetation. Trees.
fences. signs ard chimneys we're also blown
dovn by the wiai. and many cellars we're
flooded.
FIRE ~ Fes.abarE. a small station on the
Chicago, SagluAw and s. Lauis railroad.
Saginaw cossgy, Michigan, on Monday after.
noca destroyed the depot buildings, .250, 900
feet Of lumber and I2.ooo, oop shingles. Loss,
$4,000.
Rev. JOAN Brock. Of sha FRS, BaD,is,
Charch Of NeUbarz. New York. and Miss
Jane u. Anderson, aged about - years, we're /
strsck BY tram while walking on the railroad (
near FlshkiIi Station on SATURDAY evening. /
Mss Anderson was killed Mr. Brock vas /
seriously injured, bat may recover.
E10ch Long, promiucai anti slavery maa, /
and vbo Was wounded in defending Loyejoys .
printing office ison the attack ct q mob dur. 4
ing RAE memorable slavery riots, died on .
Wednesday a. Alton. H.. Ei the age Of 81. +
Mr. Long wr1l 20 l,i,nDis In 1stt He was .
one Of 'ha s9ln3e-s Of frssbyteslAnisai ia taas !
Stale
Governor Foster, Of OHIO. has received a .
letter fr0n % sca.sEy citizen af Pennsylvania 4
Ia <
the support % Mrs Garfield ard her family 4
jn ease ghe President dies. As 5 near irisssl .
as The family. he asks the Gov~Fn1s's aavSc. 3
hos 20 proved ia order 20 make ihe gtis &C. 4
ssp,ahls, (
The anAleama,ea trades and l..baz unions 4
met ia Mes I ora last Friday night, and re
ORGANIZED tor the purpose OF starting similar 1
unions throaghoag the coantFy, VI that Il 4
,herr s. a strike ia oae State tha associations 4
iu toe oghsr Sls;es uoulI assist Shem. A 4
Communication vas iayogabiy received from .
the uui1us Of Toronto. Canada, askias lhai 1
both associations act together.
The Roman Catholic prezbysegy al Ro1toa /
Falls. Quebec, was bsrued Monday might. I
The attending priest. Father Ia kac, WAs .
harmed ;o draih. The fire vas ErSy seen .
coming frem Father Ia Eses goon. The I.
reverend gentleman bal been ill for some .
DAYS, and :, Is Supposed tha, he vas ssiEed 4
wslh q, and OVERTURNED the lamp, whieh set i
6rn 20 the surrounding material
L. ). District Attorney Coskhill on Monday /
appeared before tho Criminal Coari. ia /
Washington, aud asked that ihe Grand 5ary +
o. discharged anul September, As ID was IN, 4
necessary % bold then longer ia the PIesi- 4
dent 5 case. lie presented letter from ghe 4
Pres3deal physicians IN which Ihcy say; While /
sc anticipate recovery, il IS not set possible /
90 assert With confidence that his Injuries 4
may not yet prove fatal. The Jnry weTe dis .
charged anti. September i2th,
The weather IN Cincinnati was cooler ou (
Sunday than iJ as been Tor sixteen days. +
Daring the sevea days from July 10 20 Jay
D. inclusive thero we're 81 deaths from sun
stroke and 80 from the effects OF the exces- .
styc beat In that city. The maximum Of 4
deaths from these causes on one day was 81, .
on the 18th instant Daring those terrible 4
seyea days the deaths from other causes be. /
sides the heat numbered l5S. The figures .
are oihgial.
A famous JERSEY coz, knowu in the hand 4
books as Jersey Belle Of Sci,uale ,is2S,) be-
longing 20 Mr. Chas o. Films, died on the .
iIth of milk fever. when she sas jast ten years .
old She was regarded IS one OF the most 1.
valuable jersey cows IN this coHatry, and was
an exceptional butter yieldes- Seven hun
dred and i've pounds OF butter were made
from her milk ~ one year ana a year ago I
she gave with extra feed over twenty-five
pounds OF butter in a single week.
billy, the Kid, the notorious Desperate
who was killed at For, Summer, New Mexico,
on Monday, amply deserved worse fate than
being shO "rhe KID as he was called,
vas born IN New York, although but II years
old b0as,ed that be had killed as many men as
he was years old, which Is probably true. Pat
Garrett, his slayer, receives 500 $500
from the sheriff aud 500 from the people of
Las Vegas lie was also heartily thanked by
the coruuer's jury for his brave anil commend
able act.
Superintendent Farman has completed an
examination Of the Universal Life Insurance
Company, OF New York city, and reports
deficiency OF assets amounting to Sss4, ol6. 70.
The officers are given % days, as required by
law, to make the deficiency good, but 1t IS
not believed at the insurance department that
the money will be paid in The Investments
OF the company ure severely criticized, and
the superintendent states thatthe old officials
Of the company took good care to provide
themselves with cash for their commission,
leaving Jersey Swamps and accounts for
the policy holders benefit.
Tho CbiaFof tn. Raralu If Statistics rpDortS