The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-05-14
News of the Week.


! the construction Of one thousand miles of
/ railway.
At Monroe, n H., on Tuesday, the mer-
! curry registered o. in the shade, and at Troy,
/ n. Y, 9S.
| There were p fatal cases of diphtheria last
week in Brooklyn, N. Y, and y of scarlet
/ fever, showing an unexpectedly large increase.
! \ Cincinnati millIner is suing for breach
/ of promise Il whilom admirer of 80, who
! pleads The objection OF his parents to the
match.
On Monday Robert Boomers gelding Ed
win Forest trotted half mile in .O63 to a
! top wagon, which, with the driver, weighed 30(
| pounds.
Maggie Clark, 10 years old, was kicked in
named Regain, from the effects of which she
/ died Sunday.
Reuben Bray, a prominent citizen of Gal.
/ lippois, Ohio, committed suicide last week on
account of trouble about his daughter, who
recently died in a house ofill-iame.
Samuel Andrews. sixteen years ago an
English laboriRg man, who has been kocA'
felier's partner in the oil business, Is building
a palatial abode on Euclid avenue, Cleve-
land. He has retired.
OUe OF Ent NtdllAltSt StAtlCiS III -huoNasa't
. is Jem Mace. the noted champion of the prize
ring. who landed in Melbourne tive years age
with $50. He has made fortune speeula
ting in mining stocks
In proportion to population the taxation
is higher in France than in England. In
I France il is S6.25 per head; in England, -. 50
The interest on the French debt now exceed:
that Of the English debt.
Two hundred miners were peuncd up IA
the Union coal mine at La Sale, III, Satur
day. by the breaking down of the engine al
the shaft. Some got out ny escape shafts,
but most of them spent the night IN the mine
John Hahn Of Spades, Indiana, was so af
fecied by hrs wife S dssertiOu OF him that ht
/ tried to throw himself under locomotive
bat was prevented. He thea built q large
bonfire, aud when It was well abalze he walk
ed In. and was burned 10 a clnder.
Charles Baker. Of Winchester, Va, jumped
from a Chesapeake and Ohio train FRIDAY
night Of last week, Mt Rouceverle, Va, and
was killed. He saw another train approach
ing. aud fearing collision tried to escape
The trains were in collision, but did no dam
age.
\ despatch from Homer, la. on Monday
says:-A negso boy, aged $. who admitted
that be bad outraged an syeaT old negro
girl and aferward murdered her IN the most
cruel manner. was taken from Bseuyille par
ISL Jail, at Sparta, on Saturday night snc
sho, TO death by party Of fry men. mostly
colOred.
Jules oppers Is Jew and a native Of Ger.
many lie was disqualified IN that eosutFy
by his descent aud religion from pursuing q
professional career, and wcnt 20 France
lie has nov besB elected TO q place among
the Immortal FORTY Of the Preach Academy
I for his researches and writings in the domain
Of Phiiology.
A Georgia maa IS sued los his niece for
brszch Of promise Of marriage. lie urges
their bIsoi relationship a. cyIdenve agalas'
{ the probability that be would offer 20 make
Der hjs wife. She replies that the proposed
union vas 81 tirsl TcpgguaUl 10 her, bat as he
vas rich aud persistent. she Isaliy cuns@utei.
/ She wants S3s,ell damages.
Joseph L Black, Wa. r. Casen and
Josepa Baeku'aH, charged wi,h delTauaiaE
the government IN mail contracts, have been
bziied Ia 5000 each % a. pear acNs seek
before she United States lhsiric; Court NJ
T Philadelphia. Heary AFbaekle. enc OF the
alleged parties 90 the frauds ssrrcui,-sd
A0uday afternoon. and vas also bailed ia
E 5000 10 appear
Malihes v. b. Fowler, Presidea. Of the
+ Commercial Fire Insurance Company, died
very Suddenly Ia New York, Monday. al the
otbec 81 the campany. he was opening a
meeting Of the stockholders for the election
Z Of directors, when, without wArBiag be be
Z cams unconscious. azd soon afterwards died.
E II Is Supposed that death Was cansed by apo
plexy OF heart disease.
( Jala +. Smith, the ssryirsr 81 the Glzs-
.eabarz Smith SISTERS. has paid her tax
IL.
against Ihc iuigaisy oi taxation Ntthoa; rep.
reservation. and declaration that she has
aoi changed bar principles Daring the SIX
Z Successive pgeyisas years she refused to pay,
aad the collector seized and sold eleves acres
OF laHd, bask share. aHd aambcr Of e0ws.
4 On Saturday uight. 10 Providence, i. L.,
. ,hree masked mcu broke inio a large eaildiaE
i oceupscd By manufacturing jewellers, having
I previously poisoned The dog on the premises
iAss seiHei aaa gasEtd The Waterman, and
compelled h3m 20 open the doors 81 Wa.
smiih 4 Co.'S shop. There they spent three
honrs in an attempt 20 iorcc The vault, 10
which was 5000 IN gold, bai vjthoa, sue
eess.
A sait il ps,sdjag in the District CouFi Of
ArGpAhoe cognty, Col, against eK Senator
Dorsey for asoney e.zimed BY al Oregon
politieiaE i1r services Fcudered IA procuring
= petition and creating an iatercst among the
people IN ihe latter State ~ order To increase
the mail facilities 10 shAs quarter The sals
promises 10 be Interesting "a connection WITH
( The star routs controversy. Dorsey proa9un-
ers the claim fraudulent and The claimant a
black mailer.
The great sal, mines Of Craeoa ia Poland
employ 500 10 COO men al time. aad are, in
fact, underground cites saith streets, roads,
and a large popalatioa Of haman beings and
horses. IN ihese miuss lAe natural salt ioTms
tie siIo4. raets, and aoara Of zayios Of vast
e2veTns, and when ihe Hru arr all al work,
and the light CLEANS from torches and Ian
terms on the toiiing ignJes and giiiierIng white
crystals, The sCeRe IS very striking
The Caalom house and pos,oalee building
IN Georgetown, D. G. ~as entered by bur
glars Friday aighl Of last week, and the sale
Of the postolice vas broken open and robbed
Of S275 in cash, Sl7l in stamps aRd $1,000
ia bonds A gold watch and chain belong
lag &c the postal clerk IN charge Of The Office
we're also taken. An attempt vas made TO
blow open the custom house safe, "a which
there vas a considerable amount Of money,
but without success.
Miss Leaehman. Of New Albany, Ind, felt
insulicd because Oscar ResenbAum said She
vas no lady, and decided to relate his charge
F1 AuHA4AfhE 0iA4s sNAN % tAtetA ANAHNAt =" ttA .
heavy whip, managed 10 eaodugtsg her vic
tim in . public place, and laid the lash across
his face savageiy. tie hesitated to strike
woman, aRd her exploit would have been an
entire victory had 1t not been for her brother,
who had been hiding close by 10 protect her
10 case Of need He inadvertently exposed
himself, abd Vas lh.ashel b. Loaehmsa SC
thoroughly that be had to be carried to a hos
piial.
A statement issued from the bureau of ed
ueatioR shows that the United States, with
population OF 80, 600. 600, has 9, 425 goo pupils
in schools: Austria, with population Of 2l,-
1JO, 600. has >, $40. 900; England, with popu-
latiou of -. 100 900, has S,7lO,0 900; France,
with population Of 81 ,Oo0,000, has sra
600; Hungary, with population Of l5,iOa,
600, has ], 500, 600; ireland, with population
of a,ill 900, has 1881 1851 Italy, with
population OF 70, sol 200, has $3.50, eco; ia
pan, with population of 81, 245, 600, has 2
1862 900; Prussia, with a popalatin OF y, $50,
600, has 4,00I, 200; Russia, with a population
of rs, 500 COO has 1,2l3, 100, and Spain, with
population OF Ii, Oo0,0O0 has 100000.
The Rev. Father Malopey was deposed
from the Roman CatchOlic priesthood at Erie,
Pc, twelve years ago. he went to Europe,
and only lately returned to his old home.
Ellen MCQuillian apparently died soon after
ward at Summit Maloney commanded her
/ to rise from the dead, and she Immediately
opened her eyes. This was accepted by many
/ in that region Us miracle, and the alleged