The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-11-26
News of the Week.

Seven more indictments have been returned
against Capt. Howgate, late of the signal ser
vice.
On Thursday and Friday of las; week, at
Dakota. the mercury fell from % to 10 below
zero
Snow fell Wednesday afternoon and even
ing at Albany, Poughkeepsie and other points
along the Hudson river
The corner stone of st. Davids Episcopal
Church, HYDE Park. Scranton. Pa, which was
laid on Friday. was robbed of its contents on
Saturday night.
The superintendent of the census reports
the total population of the United States as
finally determined by the last enumeration as
80, l55. 7s3. The population of Maryland is
934, 943.
The pink eve is very prevalent among
the horses in Brooklyn, New York. Over 100
dead horses, victims of the disease, have been
removed from the streets of that city during
last week.
\ stage coach going to Laredo was stopped
by two armed robbers at Deadman's Hail.
Texas on Saturday morning, and the passen-
gers and mail pouches were ri1ed of money
and iewelry.
On the call board in Chicago ON Tuesday
/ 800. 600 bushels of wheat were sold. of which
b. p. Hutchinson bought 4O0,O This put
the price up three-quarters of cent and the
other cereals followed
Two deaths from smallpox occurred at
Bushkill, Pike county, Pa, this. week. Con
siderable excitement prevails over the pruba-
Bile spread of the disease.
Good dogs come high, but the sportsmen
must have them. John Higgins, who lives
near Delaware City. Delaware, last week sold
a lot of six young setter dogs for $1,000
Ralph Shorrock, W. 7. Yink, JAS b. Wher-
~ and y. Fl. Vauclere. agents of Pennsylva-
MIA death-bed insurance companies, have been
indicted at Wheeling West Virginia, for act
, ing without State certificate.
The jail at McDonough. Georgia, was burned
ON Sunday night The prisoners were drag
Ced out in an unconscious condition. One Of
them died. and at last accounts another was
dying. two mere being in critical condition.
Rev Dr. Richard $ Storrs, of Brooklyn.
has been presented by his parishioners with a
check for 81, 1000. in commemoration Of has
thiry-iive years pastorate Of the Church of
the Pilgrims. The presentation was made last
Saturday evening
Many thousands OF acres of cultivated land
in Illinois was submerged by the recent over.
flow ofthe Saneanlssa riyes. Fences. hay stacks
and i've stock we're fioated aft, and the State
department OF agriculture estimates the loss to
the corn crop At $50. coo.
The smallpox has appeared almost stimuli
taueousiy IN various places IN Minnesota and
Dakota. most uf the eases being scattered.
though IN Que ur tWo localities an epidemic is
threatened. Ia StearRs county. Minnesota.
Que hundred eases arr reported.
Mrs Lincoln, widow Of President Lincoln,
gets 5000 per year from the government, and
- ~ 81. a.. g. = y
her. Il Is very probable that the whole iatui.
IL iivsd ca much less than that sam before
VI. lincoln was elevated 10 the presidency.
In the ono waTrauto proceedings instituted
by the State against the speculative insurance
companies, AZ Harrisburg the counsel for the
defence have been granted until December
iz1h to prepare their rcplv. Il being under
stood iha, nn further dilatoss motions shall he
made
Frederick F. I5liey. lately deputy auditor
pfths Treasury for she Post-ofice Department
vas arrested IN Washington on Saturday, on
the charge Of having received bride IN 1878,
from George +, Broyi IN consideration Of
procuring fer the latter mail coutrnct on u
rautc IN louisiana.
Scwell e. Stront. OF Portland. Name has
brought suit against seven students At Bow
dom College for injury dene to his son, a
Az%s~IAalai. ts NAasH4a NJ by %t-Nt VIZ
injured by = piece Of coal being thrown through
the uindow. Ten thousand dollars damage Is
asked FROM each q she defendants.
AZ Straa.irJ. New Hampshire. ga sunday.
the wife Of Jonathan Waldron. while sick in
ted, called her granddaughter 70 her hy offer
INK . piece ~ candy, cut the child throat
Nth rszog, and then cat her owu throat.
Both arr dead. Ms Waidroa was 60 years
ofagc. She bad shown symptoms Of insanity.
Au inquest vas held al Duraad. Wis. over
the hs,dy nf MaxNeil. VIM was hanged hy
moh Ia the courthouse yari some days ago,
aalsi thr jaFy ,ouad that hr ''csme 10 his death
bs falling from tn. courthouse steps and break
ing bis neck The body was taken IN charge
by the to~B authorities and gwen a dreen;
burial.
Tre.das afternoon Thomas HAS. living two
miles alsove South Braush, in West Nirnnia.
seat aat into a field to catch some horses.
Ne, returning search was made, and be vas
found lying IN e field iusrusihlc, with his skull
crashed. tie deed IN a few hours. II is sup
yrosrd the iaiury was received from kick by
one - the horses.
At the r,-luss, Of ,hs State Department the
L. ;. steamer Ranger was sent some time ago
tu Aeapulco to pruieCt the I. y COpsUl al
that place. b. having bad trouble with the
dav received u despatch from Commander
Phillips. 81 che Ranger. saws THAI Dexter, the
Coas,ii, left the coantry TIVE months ago.
Al Chambersburg. Pa. on Tuesday. Wm.
III. Perry, arrested lev days ago charged
with an attempt To pass forged drafts on the
National Bank Of Chamlscrshurg. was arraign.
cd before a magistrate and held for trisl, huf
Il u understood the sheriff 81 Ashtabuis, conn
IS, Ohia, j. On the xay With sequsnion for
perfv Tor forgery committed CA tie Loan
Association ~ AShiahula some time a,so.
The sheriff u Bourbon county, Kansas, re-
ports that ne has captured the notorious
Richard Little, one u the James gang Of tram
robbers, az his fathers house, thirty miles
from Fort Scott. The Stats has offered SlO,
40. and the railroad companies 1890 for the
capture # liItle, who was IN the 6lendaie ami
Biae Cut rniberisS aud, il Is believed, was
also the leader in the wilston affair. in which
three persons were killed.
In the ease Of William Coates, judge; Thos.
MeKane. minority inspector, and Frank Ehr-
man his clerk. Philadelphia, charged with
making false returns of votes east for Mayer
King a last February election. the jury ON
"wednesday rendered verdict OF not gaiity AS 30
Coates and Ehrman. and guilty as To Mekane,
with recommendation 10 mercy. The prison
or was thea sentenced 10 imprisonment for
nine months. 20 pay hne ui one hundred
dollars. and to be- disqualified from holding
any Office of honor, trust or profit under. or
voting IN Pennsylvania itir seven years
General Walker. Superintendent Of the
Census. on SATURDAY submitted To the Seereta-
~ Of the Interior statement concerning the
representation in the next L. ). House Of
Representative. Ii appears that the total
population ofthe States-49, 81 ,Si0-with the
number of Representatives al the present figure
-2g3-woald give one Representative to every
l69. OSO Of population. Under this basis there
would be the following changes in representa-
ton in the Forty eighth Congress: Arkansas,
California, Michigan, Mississippi, South Car
DINA and West Virginia would gain one each;
Minnesota and Nebraska gain two each; Ala
hama, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Hamp
shire, Ohio. Tennessee and Vermont would
Lose one each, Pennsylvania two and New
York three. There would be no change in
the other States.
The Central National Bank of Boston srs-
pended paylnent ON Saturday a; halt-past
eleven O clock. and resumed at hali-past one,
its stockholders having paid an assessment TO
tide Il over It's trouble Ii was believed in the
afternoon that there would he no further trout
BILE among the Boston hanks The Paeiie
National Bank is reported to have lost ST.
200 600 by Week speculation. Col Need
ham. who is examining the affairs OF the
Pacific Bank, thinks that the capital of ST.,