The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-19
News of the Week.

celebrated his Goth rth-day on Sunday last.
The Irish troubles seem to be quieting down
in consequence of the disappearance of the
chief agitators.
1t is stated that women in the United
States own $4,000, 900 of the bonds of the
United States.
Hon. Fernando Wood, of New York, died
at Hot Springs, Arkansas, on Sunday night,
aged 90 years.
DR.. John Minor dropped dead Sunday last
at his residence, near Rapidan Station, Va,
of heart disease.
An official report from Major Ilges states
that 9lS hostile Sioux have surrendered dur
ing the present campaign.
Governor Hall has appointed Ex- Congress
man Benjamin 7. Biggs as Delaware's repre-
sentative at the Yorktown celebration.
A man, named Reid, imprisoned for con-
tempt of court, has Just died in the Jail at On
tario, after sleep of 81 hours duration.
1t it stated that the largest lot of thorough
bred cattle ever imported to this country were
landed on Monday from the American Line
steamships, Lord Give and British Queen.
Patrick Leary and his wife Honora were
found dead in their house at Buffalo, \. Y
on Saturday morning, having been sufocated
by coal gas. They had been dead for several
days.
sara Bernhardt gave seven performances
in New Orleans last week, her gross receipts
being SlT2l4. She was indisposed Friday
and did not play, but appeared twice on Sat
urdav.
Major William P. Hart, Superintendent Of
the Bertha Zinc Mines and Works in Pulaski
county, Virginia, has absconded and is char
ged with passing forged notes amounting to
S35 900.
Henrietta BranLsdoter. aged l.. and Bar
bara Weiss. aged ~, domestics in n family in
New York, were found dead in bed on Satur
day morning. They had been sutiiocated by
illuminating gas.
The marriage Of Baroness Burdett- Coutts
and Mr. W. Ashmead Bartlett, so long aEtic
ipatei, took place on Saturday at Christ
Church, PiCkadilly. The groom assumes tne
brides name. aui the honeymoon will be
al Admiral Gordon's seat.
Small pox Is reported to be epidemic in
Cuba. Illinois, and many of the inhabitants
are leaving. Owing 10 a case in . coayent,
At Streator, Illinois, the authorizes have fer
bidder services IN the adjoining church.
4 Telegram from Rome to the New York
Freeman Journal announces the appoint
ment Of Very Rev. f. Jansseus. Vicar Gene
raIoi Richmand to be Bishop Of Natchez, aud
F#h Astf. 81 - -NtAao A0llltfAl~lAAlAE VI NaAls
Antonio. Texas, % be Bishop OF that diocese.
The Spanish briRantiue Nalox went ashore
near Sluau lulet. New Jersey. on saturday,
sEi vii, be io;a. wreck. She began Mon.
day to break up amidships The British
hark Johanna II. Cairn grounded at Cape
Henry on SATURDAY night. and Mozday bad
l. feet OF water IN her hold.
Jalra Gardner. N Chicago. Tuesday. de-
yiei ,n - petition ease, that the l.egitimagc
daughter 81 deceased Was entitled "a one third
Of her fathers estate. valued AZ $500, ,nn on
the Er5uai tha; prior 90 heE birth BE- bad
made an agreement us,h laC mother that the
child shns.5 br cared for by him pre,,tsly as
81 born ga issfal vrilock.
Daring she year lSso there we're l52 sui.
c.le& IN Nru York city. Of whom 81 we're e.
males q wC-s married q single and y
widowed ui the whole number. 60 were
GermAns, 81 Amcrcaas aud - Irish The
means employed were, iu - eases poison;
in ss shoogsaz IN =, hangiag; n ~, ent-
ting. and iu II, drosnins.
The SEXTON os the Michigan Avenue Bapiis:
Chs-ch. Chicago, who Is auder arrest on a
charge Of having iired she charah. which was
bgruri d1aa lass Saturday gighi, has changed
shr rast7r-Rsv Kerr r. Tuppcr bav-
ing set Ere 81 she building. The Rev. upper
ha. Ireu aHshie 60 explain certain suspicious
. C.rvansiaaraS b,.l is Sencts1ly believed 30 he
innocent,
The uif, af II. A. Elkia., ;hr -,ii kBoxn
artist b.oaEhi sg.t Ua Saturday against
ssi1ar keeper ard she 1Eur7 OF the saloon
blslirE in Chicago, for $1,000 damages for
selling H34or io E.Asas, knosing him 20 BE-
q trankari Elkins has l5st reputation, Art
ani fortune throaEh his passion fpr drink.
a7i has been Ialca recently srai 70 the
Eri3eseij fas 3saBkenGsss,
roar eaavsets escaped FROM the solitary
cells sf The hiBEsiou y ii lfeuitea;iaTy San-
iav night 1hvy cat the bars Of Jheir cells,
ard uhFu she Eaafds sJslca them about q
% clock r. n thry Wrtr struck down, over
powered and icil ln she cells The convicis
ihsa broke sGio the tailor shap, -, clothing,
spl5ced ladders together ard escaped ever the
outer walls, zut are ss'li Al larsr.
Tar Chicago Tyiaass reports corner
in the provision market cf Chicago, "Which
daarts aay previous manipulation, even the
great enc 81 last year The ISSbass says
"Wuhlu . vberk there have been parchss ed
-. .pgsi. Osa Taands of sho:i r5s 2t-uoO bar
r,Is 81 pork aud 20 0,D uerrcs o.! lard. The
yarilss interested are usisly the ones Who
ran The successful deal year ago, and it Is
their in'saEton 10 pat prlces far above the
pre- sent prevailing rates
The Ne~ Orleans Iicdsrag publishes a let
ter from Rev iirnrY GIileti. ;. j.. express
ing tbc reverend seaJjeua8 .ngeres, ia rad.
irg the p-cris- details u has ayJvs, sud exc
cation iu tiaa'emala. A. gwen ~ despatch
pubjs-hrd lu the American papers ut January
1llk Father Jitleft SAYS be never Was IN
Guatemala and kuoSs nothing about rs poii-
des, bar he requests the Psb!icaiion oi has
letter % relieve the anxiety af hIs insnds aud
suil-fy the claims OF iraih.
By the careless use ni a pistol, Edward /.
HrHaiug was killed by his friend, Charles J,
SmIk. whom be Eas visiting, IN Chicago, %
sunday AEhJ Wsnuine was showing a self
cooking revolver. shcn Smith took il 10 bis
hand. a. the same time laaghiasiy throwing
hls arris around his friends neck. The
movement discharged the weapon, and sent
a ballet through youug HennIRgs brain.
Smith a. almOs; insane "a consequence,
Ga Tuesday afternoon ou the Delaware
railroad, near MidiietoNn. Del, freight
tram ran into q section OF the iast freight,
which kai become uncoup,ed, the result of
Which "a, that an engine was demolished
and a number Of freight cars badly wrecked
A tramp named Michael Kane, from Red
Bank. y. j., who was stealing ride, vas
morlaliy wounded. and the engineer and fire
man, who jumped before the collision occur
red, receiving slight injuries.
40 gentlemen anu several iauics OF heA
Bank, New Jersey, while crossing the Shrews
bury river in a sleigh on Thursday night Of
last week. got lost in a thick log and wander
ed about on the river for several hours At
leHg 9Th the horses stopped and could not be
made to move. One OF the gentlemen there
upon went ahead, and discovered just 30 front
Of the sleigh a large space of open water from
pungiBg iEIo which they had been saved by
the horses instinct Soon afterwards the fog
lifted aud the party reached shore. One of
the ladies tainted and was carried home un-
conscious
During the trial oi a contested will case in
the Supreme Court at Chicago Friday Of last
week, a number Of women being the contest
ants. much Ill feeling was developed. When
Judge Jameson rose 10 retire for lunch, one
Of the contestants, no longer able to govern
her anger, struck another with her list. The
blow was returned and then hair pulling was
INDUCED in. until, in few minutes eight
women, one of them 20 years OF age, were in
yolyed in the fight. The attorneys for the
contestants separated the principal clients by
seiziug them by the waists, and the appear
ance ofthe Judge finally restored quiet, though
scratched faces and torn clothes gave evil
deuce Of the fray.
Ernest Graham and Belle Roper, started
from Clement, H., for St. Louis, where they
were to be married They were accompanied
by Lewis Lindsay, who was to be the grooms
man at the wedding and party of relatives