The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-08-13

lost his life thereby.
George I. Seney has just given to the Wes-
leyan Female College OF Macon Ueorg'a'
$50, 900, making 100000 IN all.
The English Jockey Club has bought for
5000. 900 fine estate near Newmarket. 1t
includes $500 acres, with mansion.
The Centennial Main Exhibition building,
at Philadelphia, has been sold to stock COM
pany for SiO0, 600. 1t cost Sl,7OO,O0O'
A faith camp meeting is in progress at Old
Orchard. Me-. and several miraculous cures
on the grounds in answer to prayer are report
ed.
Dan Rice, the clown, married Pennsyic
vania deacon daughter; but the union OF
church and circus was not happy, aud the
wife is suing for divorce
The result of the recent election IN North
Carolina on the prohibition law was MAORI
~ of from $4,000 to Is, 600 against 1t IN to-
tai vote of 175, 900.
An orange grove in Putnam county, Fla,
which is assessed on the tax books at vaiua-
ton of $500. was sold last week to a gentle
man from Washington city for $4,000.
A reunion of ex. soldiers and sailors, which,
it is expected, will be one OF the largest ever
held in the West, is to begin at Lincoln, Ne
braska, on September 9TH, and continue hVe
days.
The Pennsylvania democratic State com.
mittee met at Harrisburg on Wednesday, aud
named September 2s as the day and Williams.
port as the place for holding the State con
vention.
William Dripps. wealthy farmer residing
at Coatesville. York county, Pa, while re-
turning from market Tuesday, accidentally
fell from his wagon and broke his neck, dying
instantly.
A book keeper. named Albers, lost his life
while bathing at Central Valley, New York,
on Sunday. He Owed and struck q stamp,
which tore open his abdomen, causing almost
instant death.
A tent occupied by three railroad laborers
in Manitoba was sirack BY lightning. All
three were laid out for dead. but before IN
teruent one of them recovered consciousness
but is now a maniac.
The practice Of duelling continues to an
alarming extent in the German army. Baron
Gevso, an officer from whom much was ex-
pected. has Just been killed in an encounter
with another officer.
Parker, the guide who assaulted Mrs Boil
in the Adiroadacks. was captured at Long
Lake. on Saturday afternoon. He resisted
arrest and vas shot ia the left breast By the
constable His recovery is doubtful.
A telegram from Lexington, Va, says sew.
en- colored wcrkmea we're killed Tuesday by
a slide in the cut upon shieh they we're at
work on the Richmond aud Aliegany Rail
road SIX miles from that lo@n. SIX OF the
men we're couvicts.
While a stage. overloaded with passengers,
inside and oct, was descending tho mountain
from Prat;svilie TO Mouvesyiile, IA the Oats
kills. early on Saturday moruiag, il caps'Hed,
and The driver and several Of the passengers
were injured, the former seriously.
4 plague cf flies has compelled aternEorary
discou;iauance 81 electric lights ~ The la
clete and linicil Hotels. 81. Louis, The lH-
secis keep away from the heat Of the burning
gas. bus svarmed IN the cool glare OF cleo
tricity, to5meugus thc guests beyond euJas-
ancc.
A Young wcmsu q Lancaster. Ncw HamF-
shire, Is suspected Of being afflicted wiih the
poisoning mania. De bodies OF several per
sons who died saicaiy have been eNhgmet,
aad the poison tests are being applied 10 ihe
internal organs.
President uammc. % q North Carolina
cotton company SAYS that his experiences
demonstrates thg feasibility Of EsiiirE "a "a.
NAL prot, Of Il 10 - pr eeut. on The Invest
mcui 30 mill Il lO.0a0 80 2},eoo spindles
anywhere ja the c0iloa resloas % iAc Soa1h.
The "l.ous aad Shoe. Men uotosioas
hiehwaymeu. are reported 10 be agaia aeprc
dauns ia Western Texas, aad 20 have TQhtea
gwo stages ani ihcig occupants near kres.er-
lcksbars. Uae % the stages were robbed 81
Mace earheui1asly sH,il'el Robbers De-
Light.
Colorado. tAs yoaHgr,s Of tue States q he
['niun. has naa SO uiies IS railroad andcg
coasraci, and has lasi hssa celebrating the
opcu5ur ola 40 nliie btRaeh aAica completes
line go miles long. reaching from benYer
10 the Arkansas Valley, Ia she eklTvmc scotia
western portion o. 1hs State.
That a haasau bite Is as daageroas ~ that
81 avs animal is showu by ~ occHrruecc in
abe German cty q Manater, absse uasn sho
~as biiscn is aag 81 hss bagsra dsftng tshs
hiss hsi The alternative Of tossag his ARA 81
his life Blood poisoning 81 10. aud speedy
ampaiaiiou as the shosi3rf became necessary.
The pumps q the ues waters srss al oasa
la ncrc started ON Monday, and lAe reseF-
voirs are nos beng allied preparatory 20 OIL
sag she supply pitscs. The pamp.ug capacity
Of the w5Fks Is abag, 5,5on, go galioas per
day, aa4 ihs storage earaesiy Is 1900, $50
The works Uere began lass year and e2ei
S2i0, Osl.
Augustus q. Wheelcok, ihe confidential
clafk 81 ]. Z. Wilicau S Co, brokers, az
No. u Broad street New York has dtaAP-
peared With $1,000 IA bonds aad $1,000 IA
money realize on oaeoks o ihe asm. li =
supposed lhal Be has goae % Germany. lie
IS . 500 % the la5a Moses y. Wheelock, Tor
many years ChaiEmaH u the Stock Exchange.
william Weeks and Tbo,uas Warren seFe
killed b. lightning, ia Corcuiry. Rhode Is
laad. GA Sanlay moraiag, white standing
under a wcoashcd The lightning entered
the shed after striking IA over hangIus tree.
The house Of Uwea Higgias, IN BEooSlyn, was
struck b. lightning, on SUNDAY, and II iEgias
YES Killed III Was Is years % aEr,
Ia Reading, Pa. Tuesday. She gyaad jary
found True b.Ils as4inst Dr.. l.. {. Is. IurEey,
OF Poilsiowa. and A. Dcfaseu, uf MgB0eaey,
in which they are charged WITH conspiracy, in
oh.asning s. coo On the life o. Daniel 6eATas,
81 Reading The case vas called iur trial
Tuesday, bat lorgey iaissay 10 answer, bis
bail Eas forfeited. Dsiayea entered bail ioF
hss appearance ~ the November csar'.
The coroner javy ia the case Of the three
chiidrea Of Charles Moody, eolorcd, sho
were burned on the evening % July ., ~ Lake
Village, New Hampshire, have returned 4
verdict that ihe chiidrea aere murdered add
the house vas barned to eoacsal the crime.
Moody aud his wjfe have been arrested aud
committed 20 jsji 10 await the ac.ioH OF She
grand jury
4 yoGag and wobegous u3An hAsded cat
o nina-tais 10 q IorDRto saloon keeper, strip
ped oil his coat and shirt, and bcggad 10 be
whipped Tor his siBs. The obiging yumsel-
lee, 10 amuse the iouagsrs in the place, gave
the peniteui 6fty hard blows, lacerating his
back considerably, bgt he bore u With foru-
tude, and declared that Il made him feel cas-
Ter ia bis mind
A writer in Land and Water says there ara
from one to tao thousand English land hold
ers 10 Virginia with farms OF from 100 TO
l 500 acres, aud that they are remarkably
happy lie especially recommends Virginia
for gentlemen emigranls with large families.
Il, offers almost the only genuine country
life with cangenial Surroundings 10 the expa
iriaied gentleman.
At forty minutes past six o clock Monday
evening William Gale, the English pedestrian,
completed in New York his great feat of GOV.
ering 5000 quarter miles 10 G0OO consecutive
ten minutes, and be remained on the track
until he had added IA additional quarters to
the record He wanted at the finish TO bet
$500 10 $1,000 that he could begin rightof
and cover 500 miles within seven days.
Fourteen shots were fred into the steamer
Handy Sunday morning, when she was ap-
proaching Portsmouth, o. The shots came
from wagon on the road close to the river
bank. The pilot was compelled to lie fiat.