The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-02-05
News Of the Week.

The coal miners at Steubenyille. Ohio. ar,
out on n strike for more pay.
Sixteen prisoners in the New York Tomb'
/ are awaiting their trials for murder.
| The New York savings banks show an in
crease in deposits of nearly S50,000,000.
/ 4 large wheat area in Southern Illinois and
/ Indiana is reported rs ruined by the hard
! winter
A lady who died in st. Albans, VI, recent
". left i've sisters, aged u, 81 50, 81 and Il
years
The eruption of Mount Baker. in Washing
ton Territory, is reported to be increasing III
violence.
The Post-ofice at vassar, MICHIGAN, was
robbed of $1,000 in money and stamps on Fri
| day night.
Small pox and diphtheria are making fear.
| full ravages in the counties of Belle, Chase,
and Dorchester, Quebec.
The colored republicans of Augusta, Ga,
endorse Senator Bruce, of Mississippi, for a
| place in Gen. Garfield cabinet.
| A fire at Matanzas, Cuba, has destroyed ten
stables, with the exhibition buildings, which
may delay the opening of the exhibition until
March.
In the New Yorl, walking match, last week,
/ Hughes won the o Leary belt, having made
a fraction over 56S miles IN SIX days, the best
on record.
The Large Italian villa of Jacob Hay, al
/ EaStuu. Pa, was destroyed early on Saturday
morning, BY a fire originating from an over
heated furnace.
The schoonerNellie Baker, of New Orleans,
with q cargo OF cider, has been wrecked at the
mouth of the Tuxpan river ard will probably
be q total loss.
DR.. Geo. Ferrell, member Of the West Vir'
/ ginia House OF Delegates from Berkeley coun'
/ w. fell dead at bis clearinghouse in Wheel.
ing on Tuesday, of spinal apoplexy.
Geo. Bryant, farmer, living near Holyoks,
Mass, lost the road in driving home Satur.
day night, got into q pasture, was overturned
and tiamplcd TO death by his horse.
CEilIs terms at peace provides for the ces-
sion Of Autotagas,a and the payment of $50,
Coz. 900 indemnity, Of which Peru is to pay
} so. oO0, 900 aud Bolivia Sl0,O00,000.
The number Of deaths in Chicago last year
vas p,461. The population, according 10
the census returns, is SOB .2aS, making the
death rate but 20.79 per thousand inhab.
Jants.
Tom Butord. the slayer Of Judge Elliot, o.
the Kentucky Court OF Appeals has been sent
from Owenion. Ky. to the insane asylum, hay.
ing been acquitted OF murder, on the ground
Of insanity.
Ga Sunday q German woman, domestic
IN the family OF Ties. Nilsius, at WestmIn'
ster, Ont, saturated her clothing with ksro
seue, applied match thereto. and was burn
ell 10 death.
Edward Heiske aai Deanis Driseol walk ed
- miles in New York Tuesday night for 81,
eco und the championship Of America Dris
coll won in Sh 2lm. 83s., beating the best
record By 35m, SIS.
The steamer City Of Sidney, whieh arrived
Al san Francisco Saturday, from Australia
via Honolun, bad on board King kalakaa, o
HAWAII. and suite. ca route Tor the Eastern
States and Europe
Great destruction has been CEASED 10 the
oyster beds 10 the has OF BArnsgat, y. J.
The tide became very low Sanday, and,
through the ice for miles, the oysters Protru'
dcd and we're frozen.
Beth Eden Baptist Church. a beautiful
Gothic sirHcssrc. and Horticultural Hall, u
Philadelphia. werc barred Monday mora
Ing. Several adjoining houses ~ere more Of
less iajarei Loss over S%T5,o0o.
Hiram II. Sewer. while In TiaSu, Ohio
lass Saturday te procure his marriage license
sEiapyd and irii under the cars and bad bo's
legs cat %. III died in a few miaptes, BOT
made a vii leaving psrl OF his property % hu
sfh4aetd
Three children Of Rev. Manning Hunter
cniorcd. IN sampler county, ;. c, Eere burn
+ "a 10 death on Sunday sight, 10 ere caused
Z Nv the expiosisa Of a kerosene lamp. The
I father vas sSay preaching, and the mother
vas also absent.
( The Fepiau proclamation. which has beef
passed throushoat Ireland. warning irtsAmeI
{ 70 beware Of being rnisled Or EaAded ia,o loo,
[ ish oaibreaks. bat 70 await the signal for the
strike Tor Independence, Is making i's appear
sncc IN England.
NJ. A. p. Human. a NeW York ia1yeF,
coaleuis that Gen. Chester A. AEthar, Nicc
I President elect, vas born IN Canada aud has
never been aasaraiiEed. On the conirarl
1 Gea. Arthas SAYS he was born IA Vermont,
aad be oughi 70 know.
Ri Gnsca. az Altoona, Pa, kaowa as ID,
{ "a ussu. died last seek from the effects Of q
fall BE seizbed $50 Boands, and ais fall "a
I oecasionel hy his legs betsy unable 70 sasiaiF
. the weight they bad 10 carry. L required tea
nea 10 place btm IA bis cofhu.
Near Kirzaa. Pa, Saturday, Seil iorps
{ do. consisting OF forty quarts Of nitro glyces.
ine, exploded uhilc being shA~ed b. steam,
bssuing she eugine Aad derrick 70 pieces
killing Andres l.asga. engiaerr. and j. y,
F Cushing, postmaster a. kinEaa, Who va,
T iooksas on, aud severely 5sjuring seyera Other
spectators
Ia reply 20 Senate resolution. Supsriu
. teasisat Maker, Of the Census Bafeaa. re
p5Fs. thsi there are nos employed by tha
Baseau. Ia Washington, l@fI persons As clerks
campnters sud taliyisis, q whom 51s are &C.
males The total number Of enumeration
employed 10 taking the census vas 81 20
uu3sr charge az 80 supervisors
! The oaly post-olice IN the world Nhisl
couliugss 10 J,e respected BY piifefers IS thi
lester box ia the Msgellaa StrAiis--a simpi'
cask chained 10 the rock. A passing Scsse
sends . boat. taxes what letters there may b
aud deposits lis own. The post Office - un
der tbc protection Of the nations OF the ciyi
Ezei world. aud although i has been esiab
ishei Cor many years, Jt has never been rob
bed.
Eight Chinese simber.eatters, fourteen
miles from Santa Crgz. Cal, we're buTle'
alive, sunday. by bali mile Of tinbe
siidiug down on ihen during The great rsin
storm. CAmp Capitola, four miles from San
u Cruz, was washed out to sea by the freshe'
only four houses Of the town being lelt, bu
no lives we're lost. In S0uoma county thir
teen inches Of rain fell in seventy hours
Much damage has been done throughout III
State.