The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-03-12
News of the Week.

NEWS Oh Lu6 Wt6hs
Governor jackson, of West Virginia, was
inaugurated on the 4th, at Wheeling.
An armistice until March IA has been ar
ranged with the Beers to consider terms OF
peace.
President Garfield desires Minister Lowell
to continue as United States minister to Great
Britain.
Forged kilograms designed to damage the
American pork trade have been detected in
England.
Robert C. Pate, of St. Louis, has sold his
pacing mare Martha Hunter to John Spear
for $4,000.
According to a census recently taken the
population of the German empire numbers
A., 1874, lT2 souls.
Mrs. Hannah Cole, aged los years, died at
Rome, n. Y, Sunday. She was born near
Coxsackie, December IL, l776.
The loss of life by an earthquake in Ischia,
Italy, on Saturday, will probably reach 800.
The damage to house property is 200, 900
francs.
Up to Tuesday G00,0 bales of cotton had
been received at Norfolk, Va, greater
amount than was received the entire year OF
lS79.s0
1t may, perhaps. furnish some idea of the
extent OF the Maine lumber business to kuo
that $50. 200, 600 feet of logs will be driven
this year
Frederick II. Churchill, crazsd BY ''too
close application his electric light business,
committed suicide in New Britain, Connect
cut, last week.
W. d. Brennan. member of the New York
Assembly from Franklin county, and chair
man of the Ways and Means committee, com
mitted suicide on Monday.
The Springfield illinois iron works have
refused higher wages to its employees aud D,
600 men are thrown out of work. The com
pany will only employ non union men in the
future.
The greater portion of the State Lupatic
Asylum near Danyile, Pa, was destroyed by
6re on Sunday, only the west wing and the
outbnildngs remaining. No lives were lost.
Loss on Buildings $4,000
At Argyle. Wis, during thunderstorm,
Tuesday, = Swede ma ed Hans Hanson, while
riding on horseback, was struck by lightning
and in s,antly Killed. His horse was also
killed. and man and beast were frightfully
maugiei.
Il is now said that the lumber Of cattle
which persisted in Colorado during the winter
will no, exceed -, 900, or about ,! per cent.
Of the total in the State. 4 similar return is
expected from Kansas, Texas, and New
Mexico.
Last Friday night the Italian bark Ajace,
from Antwerp. with ke=osene barrels, became
wafe@.ozged Oh Rockaway Beach. The crew
became demoralzed vixen IL became evident
the vessel was going ashore, and t0ur OF them
cut their throa;s-
The Development of the orange industry in
Florida Is remarkable About three hundred
thousand boxes 81 oranges have already reach
ed New York this season from groves ia Fiorl-
ia Their value Is estimated At $500, 600.
Ten years ac1 net box was shipped 20 that
market.
A Baltimore and Ohio through freight train
vas thrown from the track near Milford, Ind,
Tuesday, los broken rail-, and the engine aad
Sen cars piled up together. Wm. Dock IRE
men. vas badly scalded, and Vim. Blackmore
q brakeman, badly injured. The rest Of the
crss We re badly hurt,
A committee Of the North Carolina lesisla
tsra. composed three Democrats and two
Republicans. have unanimously reported, al
ter long investigation, thst colored Republi-
can member by the name Of Mason has been
guilty Of forging the name Of another member
and drawing his per diem.
The Delaware legislature has passed a bill
% reiaud the State debt of Ssli,o1p ia togT
per crat. bonds, ia three series. the hrst pay
able IN 1851. the second IN 1871, the third IN
1901. The State retains the option Of paying
the frs: after July, lss2; the second after
Jaly, 1855; aud she third after jaly, 1891,
On Nisoari Pacific passenger train going
s1alh FROM penaison. Texas, on Friday even.
ing. James Hayden, passenger from Ken
tuekv IN the emigranI car, Suddenly drew a
revolver and fred amosg the passengers.
Afser killing one and seriously woanding two
Others, be was oycrBowered. He IS Supposed
20 be Insane
Waag Too. a Chiuaman, wcat to Gothic. a
, new mining toHn IN GHnuisoH county, Colo
. RADIO, about u week ago, and started laundry
there Tie vas WARNED % leave, but ttsrs-
Z EarIed ihc warming, aad on Saturday evening
che was called upon by committee and
. hanged /. Is stated that There u no ex'
T element over The affair.
The frs, arrest under the Irish coercion aet
/. thai ot Joseph b. Walsh, OF Casliebar, q
merchant. identghed with the land league. A
number Of other laad IeAguers we're arrested
IN county Merry, West Cork, county Clare sad
+ elsewhere Among them is Michael z. Boy
toa. 10 claims the protection OF the | niied
T States ON the ground that be Is N American
citizen.
A the annual meeting Of ;he Chicago Lum
bcgtnru's Exchange, the President sald, II
his address, that, osiag TO the enormous
growth OF the lumber business, i will Only
take twenty years % exhaust the grea; pine
forests Of tas country. II the present rate oi
depleiioa continues The total receipts o
lumber al Chicago dariss lss0 amounted to
SOD 600 Ooo feet,
Hon Simon Cameron wigh his friends cele
bra,ai bis sd birthday IN Havana, Cuba, OF
Tuesday. \ banquet was gwen IN hsS homer
a,l he made a speech reviewing the event
Of his lie Cap,ain. General Banco has eS
tended % han the Freedom of The Island
Mr. Cameron mas made a study OF the tooAc
CO growing system in Cuba, aud It - sa'd WI
publish the resal, OF his obscrvasions- II
las greatly enjoyed his yiSil and will sall to
home 20 day.
Charlie, N Thomas. alias johnson, VIII
vas sentenced IN Buffalo, \. Y, last year L
one wears imprisonment IN the peniteniiaT!
for forgery, was rrarrested Immediately aite
his discharge from that iuslitniiou on a reqai
Stion from the Governor OF Massachusetts
for f1rgrriss committed Ia Boston tvelv
wears ago, amounting from $50, 900 to $40, geo
while engaged as agent for the Hope Enyel
one COMPANY. He WAS once arrested m Bal
,imare aad again 10 New Orleans, but through
some means vas released ia both instances
AucNplossuu Of gas took place IA the Rock
Mountain Coal aud Iron Company. mine
number , al Almy, Colorado, sn lhursda
evening Of last week The explosion threw
column of flame one hundred feet above tbs
,noath OF the main shaft, carrying away tho
buildings around il. About fifteen minute
before The explosion, fifty Cinnamon and q
force Of white men, yariOusly estimated a
from zen thirty in number, went down 10 wori
for the night. At last accounts, seventeen
injured and teenJy dead Chinamen had beer
brought to the surface. No white men ha'
been recovered, and there was no hope tina
aay Of them would be found alive, as the MIN,
was burning. /, is throught the disaster vii
cause a suspension Of work for year.
Later adyices from Central aud Soutl
7 America have been received via Panama
There was strike Of the laborers employee
on DE l.esseps Canal, those connected with
two Of the Surveying parties refusing to con
Time work at SO per month and board, bu
the strikers finally backed down Offers hayt