The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-07-16
News of the Week.

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| dent Garfield.
The Japanese Mikado is to have a new pal
ace at Yeddo, which to be built entirely of
wood, and will cost nearly S5,600'0O0.
The mountaineers of the Boccaco di Cattaro
have revolted against Austrian Consumption,
raised their own flag and established provi-
sional government
Revolution is feared in Bulgaria, and the
roads converging on Sistova, where the new
| Parliament is about to meet, are guarded by
batteries of artillery.
! One hundred and fifty masons at New
Brunswick, New Jersey, struck Monday for
! $3.50 per day. An hour afterwards the con-
tractors yielded to their demand.
The Russian minister of war proposes to
discontinue the construction of Notifications
| on the German and Austrian frontiers, there
by saving l,000,0 600 roubles, in the budget.
Griscom, the Chicago faster, completed his
! forty days on Tuesday, and ended his
! fast. He seems to have stood 1t better than
DR.. Tanner, who tasted forty days, and was
! quite exhausted at the close.
| A violent hurricane from the East swept
along the newfoundland coast on the lst inst,
destroying nearly all the small craft in many
| of the harbors. At Isle 4 lois a schooner
and two brgantines were totally wrecked.
! There are favorable crop reports from
/ Texas. A full average of cotton is expected,
and three fourths of corn crop, which, with
! the old crop held over, will give surplus for
! home consumption. II oat and hay crops
| are the largest ever known IN the State.
| 4 dispatch to the Galveston Ns'rs from
! Longview. Texas, says that two convIets on
| Saturday boarded the engine Of a work train,
| threw the throttle wide open, dashed by the
| guards who fired on them and escaped. One
| of them was wounded and was afterwards
/ captured by dogs near EIgin.
The Richmond and Danvile Railroad has
leased the Richmond, York river and Chesa-
peake Railroad property, including the Balu-
Z more line Of steamers. THIS practically gives
I the Richmond aud Danyille Road ownership
( and control OF the line between Richmond aud
Baltimore, via Westpoint.
Montpelier, the home Of President Madi-
/ son. IS 10 be sold at auction on the 18th inst.
I The estate is situated in Orange county, Va,
Z on the line Of the Virginia Midland railroad,
/ a few hours ride from Washington, and con.
Z sis;s Of over .Oul acres OF well watcred ana
1 ,imbered land. AMI the property IS partially
improved
The great laudslip near SigrjsHell, SajtEeT.
I land. in the canton Of Bern, which was report
I Ell on the 29gh ult.. is steadily moving toward
T I.aSe Thuu, at the rate OF three metres day.
/ 1t Is three miles long, one mile broad. and OF
/ unknown depth. The houses IN lis path have
I been deserted Sigrisweli and the neighboF.
I iog villages are fortunately oai Of danger.
Fonr Young ruifiaus broke iuto the house Of
I Johanna Sullivan, middle aged woman, at
/ Sands6eid, Massachusetts,. last Saturday
night, and taking her from her bed into the
omen air, iarred aai fea;hercd her. The as
l. ftg the
woman habit Of annoying her Acighsors with
{ petty law suiis. Tao Of her assaiiAats have
/ been arrested.
/ i.aihcr A. Ga,Walj, Jr-. aged years, s0a
Z OF Rev pr l. A. tiotwait. pastor Of St.
T PauFs Lutheran Church Of York, Pa, died
on Monday evening under Distressing circam-
stances Of tetAnus OF l0csjaW. July while
+ NJ PLAY be accidentally Jamprd on the teeth
{ Of rake, receiving = seemingly slight wound.
E Lass Saturday l1ckJAs set ln an alarming
symptoms Developed RAPIDLY.
T I, is estimated Al the Treasury Department
+ ihag there are outstanding aaou! thirty millions
Of registered Five Per Cent bonds, which
cease 20 bear interest en- October ist. They
are re4icrrah.c a. once with interest % the
date Of presentation Upwaris OF twelve
millions % coppoa Five Per Goats are out
standing. which cease 20 bear interest on the
. ia;h of Aagas', AMI are relccnA5le after that
date
The Interior pcpAFtmea;, Washington, has
decided that a dcleEa,loE Of Nissouri River
indians. inrlsaiug Spotted Tail, He'd tieut
Staadins Bear and others. sbosl9 BE- invited
10 Washington early IN September 20 discuss
varloas vexed questions wlih ihe authorities.
The Northern Cbeyenncs arc very much dis
satisfied With their prescat iocaiioa 10 the In
. dian co4ntry, and aaas 70 80 North % the
Missouri river coautry-
Gertrude Roberts vas killed BY Della Poser
ia ghe LoaEue Pasut Asylum, near Montreal,
early aa Monday morning. B1th uerc pa
teuis and occapied the same room. Daring
The night. Poser, a religious mOao maniac.
Gneisi she saw ''tr5ghit4i dragon, and 20
sav. herself aad o5heT inmates killed e, As she
thought, By pounding ii oa the head with
piece ol board The Supposed dragon vas
her companion, Gertrude Roberts.
Gov. Foster, 90 Ohio, has sent = ,elegram
o. GOV Plaisied. Of Maine, proposing IN the
event Of tke recovery Of President Garfield,
that the Governors % alt the States issue
proelamatioas setting day for thanksgiving
and praise 10 Almighiy God, The Governors
Of Peansyivania. NeE York, Kentucky and
MARYLAND are named A. committee 90 ak the
dAv. A dispatch 70 the sane parpori has
been addressed 10 the Governors OF sill the
States and Territories
Considerable excitement vas created a.
Montpelier. Blaekfogj eoaR,y, lad, Monday
night, on account Of the discovery o. bloody
clothing srcreted ia a hAysiack, which gave
rise 90 a suspiciaa hat David Paxton s wife
death a f1Finigb; since vas from sirangulaiian
AZ his bands. Paxton Sas a. lirsi suspected
Of using poison and lied. bat returned when
"a examination OF his siic's stomach over
,hFew that theory. He again took flight gpoH
the discovery Of the blood stained clothing.
Amoux the arrivals on the steamship Wyo
ming, which arrived AZ NeS York on Friday
Vi last week, were T5j Mormon converts, ison
England, Scotland aud Wales. They were
accompanied By nineteen Mormon misslona.
RES. Who have been about two years abroad
in search Of proselytes The converts are
mostly IN families, Of all ages. the men gener.
ally being mechanics aad farmers. They weut
10 salt Lake City. aud viii be distributed
throughout the Territory, many Of them hag-
ing friends already there.
Details OF the catastrophe at San Maleo,
Mexico, by which fay persons we're killed by
the falling OF 4 church roof, have been receiv-
ed In the CITY Of Mexico. Il appears that
the church was being rebuilt, a. the time that
people we're worshiPp'ng in H. A workman
fell from the roof asl ali the others rushed 10
get of al the same instant, causing the roof
10 TALL in. Twenty Of the workmen we're Kill
ed and several fatally injured, while thirty Of
those 10 the church belOW were killed, the
latter being mostly women.
Ths number Of vessels plying between the
United States and Europe IS 5,2l0, Of which
1865 are sailing vessels and 55j steamships
The sailing vessels are distributed among the
various nations IS follows 1875 are British,
/ OPS Norwegian aud Swedish, SSi American,
sos Italian, 39j German, lJj Austrian, s.
Spanish, 80 Russian. 81 French, 80 Dutch, %
Danish, % Portuguese aud Belgian. Ofthe
steamers Az are British, 50 German, q Span
ish, Il American, IL Belgian, French, 6
Dutch, Italian and Danish.
The bank of Davis d Sexton, at Riverton,
Iowa, was robbed of $1,000 on Monday after
noon, about 1 clock Two men rode into
the town, hitched their horses behind the
bank building and asked change for bill
While Mr. Sexton was getting the change
from the safe the rnhheTs leaped over the
counter, placed reYulyGrs at his head, took
the money, and going out the back door de-
fberately rode away. inviting the crowd to
follow. At last accounts the robbers were
near the Missouri line and likely to escape.
Benjamin Crossman, a draw tender on
Hedgdon's Island, Sheepscot river, Maine,
left home Monday with his wife TO go to Wis.
casset in dory Early Tuesday morning
he was found in an intoxicated condition on