The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-05-06
News of the Week.

last year, and ten donkeys.
Silk culture in Louisiana has of late become
a thriving industry, and to-day promises an
abundant production.
Thirty-on murders have been committed in
Pittsylvania county, Va, since July l, 1919,
and only one man hung.
An agricultural implement manufacturing
company. with capital of $4,000. has been
organized at Shepherdstown, W. Va
Little Brown jug, the pacing wonder, with
record of 2.ll3, has been purchased by
Commodore Kittson, the millionaire lumber
man. of Minnesota, for 81, 600
The will of Sarah Burr, who died short
time ago in New York, bequeathing s., 4O0,-
600 to various religious, charitable and educa-
/ t;onal societies, is contested by her relatives
Two brothers named Bennett and a boy
named Stocker have been poisoned at i.ehigh
ton. Penna., by eating wild parsnips. One of
the BENEFITS is dead and the other not expec-
ted to recover.
/ John Murray the owner Of a small farm near
! Connelsvile Pa, believes he has struck a
bonanza. He sent some ore resembling silver
20 New York assayer, who reports that the
I ore is rich in silver and will yield $40 per
/ ton
( About seventy thousand Immigrants landed
Mt Castle Garden, \. Y, during the past
month. Great as is this number, it will be
! far surpassed by the present month, during
! which probably hundred thousand will ar
( rive at that place.
/ A dispatch from Geneva. Switzerland, May
+ 1. saws tremendous snow storms have occurred
4 in the Alps The Simplon route is impaSsa-
| bile. Mail service has been suspended. A
shock of earthquake was felt in the canton of
/ Ealais on Friday.
7 Canine madness is much on the increase in
Paris From a report just issued by the Off
cial veterinary surgeon, there were last year
T 6l5 cases: l5S persons were bitten, of whom
y died. In 1881 there were but 297 eases,
E and only ) fatal cases of hydrophobia.
The first new wheat of this years crop was
received 10 St Louis Saturday aud sold at
/ 81 SO per bashel. the highest price ever paid
Z there i, graded as No. , was raised in John
son county, Arkansas, and is the earliest ship
meni by one month ever made TO 81. Louis.
Lewis Nixon. Of Loudoun county. Va. has
carried off the first honoUs in his class ~ the
Annapolis Naval Academy. This entities
him, bv British courtesy. to free tuition at the
( Roval Naval Academy. London, and it IS said
+ that he intends to avail himself of this PRIV
ilege.
The steamer Glamorgan. which arrived at
Boston Monday from Liverpool, reports hav-
ing steamed 80 miles on the southern edge
Of an lee field. and during that time passed
fully one hundred large ieebergs, which
were seven polar bears and large nuTnber of
seals.
The Frs, National Bank of Portsmouth.
F New Hampshire. went into liquidation on
SATURDAY. because Of the expiration Of is
+ charter. which Is the FIRST in the country 10
expire Arrangements were completed TO re-
nrgansxr aud begin hnSjueSs anew oa Monday
under the old title.
Thirty.ihrre coal miners were arrested at
Alpsyillc, Pa, hy a. heria : posse Monday
afternoon. on a charge 81 conspiracy. The
uicu were strikers. and iugimidatod, i Is ST.
legged those engaged 20 take their places
They Nrrc rcqaircd 10 furnish bail - the
amount q 81 90 each.
Six thousand people gathered At NeS Castle,
Del, Monday. 10 take part in the dedioa,iee
ceremonies 1T new halls tor the Knights of
Pythias and Red Men. Many lodges were
present from Wilmington and neighboring
riti-s Monumental Division, knights Il ~.
thsas, - tl@2fimosc. was also present
John l.. Morgaa bad spent 81 his ready
ruoney IN dissipaiieu ai Eric. Pa, and wanted
a1are He caused n lejfer "a be sent % his
parents detailing ais death and asking ioF
remittance Ia shsp The remains, The mpuFn-
ina usoihcs seou arrived. with an undertaken
and = caskri. She was nearly insane from
grief The scapeEraee tied.
The Mississippi newspapers admit that shc
zaiimeu, Deposited on the oycFHoNed lands
viii DO aore good than al the fertilizers that
rosid ~ applied The cotton lands are naE
estimated - bsinE worth fsOm - TO $ Ter
acre nors than formerly. he canes ON the
szgar plantations arr buddiux vigorously
wherever the water has sahsidrd-
ar 4
asusbsrs Il Thnnaas Jeifrrsna. died al Alex
aBsirls. Va. last wcek The deceased Was
barn at MontieoIia. and Sas the widow Of the
late Nicholas r. TFist, Nhn, a speeiai CON.
missioner appointed b. President Polk, neSu-
iiaisd the Ifraiy hegwceu the | uited States
aud Mexico Al Tbs CLOSE II the Mexican var.
10 CANDIDA. n j.. on Saturday nishs,
lHrs,., mass meeting II working men Was haid
~ az Juars Houss,. under the auspices II the
Knights 81 lniSr. Resolutions were agreed
n demanding ths establishment ei National
Departures, q l.abos, eight haurs IS legal
dsq 5 work, nl-olstiou Of the contract system
0f enugics ialrsr. epndemaiHg tue President
veto 81 ihs AMI. Chimes bill, &e-
Tbs, scarcity a paler from which PARIS sui
frr4 last summer j. likely n Dr. repeated "a
ring tsr present year he winter INST E<ssssd
uas n gsrSod 81 exceptional dFuush and she
results AZ i an, nus eosiineA 10 the basin II
the Seine. Ia Eastern France the situation Is
espeeially distressing. AZ kehl the bed 81
the Rhiue IS dry ia piaees. the Mrafthc vas
acyrr before - low even in Angass and the
irvrl u the Moseile aud the Meusc has taissa.
The FORESTRY Congrpss. which has been in
session ia Cincinnati soF several days. adjourn
"a Hnslly on Saturday. Committees we're APP
f.ainted 81 prrpare reports 20 b. seut % the
yariatts state Legislatures, and also a. present
a. Congress report upon the pmcsscabilisy OF
appointing state Forestry Commissioner. a
rcsolusion vas adopted declaring that the
aite'i States shosid take steps to establish
exp,syiments forestry stations at state and ma
iioRal agricultural institutions.
The funeral ei Ralph Waldo Emersoa took
place Sunday afternoon in Concord. Massa-
chusetts 1hc services al the hoass we're
conducted by Rev. ". H. Furnsss, Of Phila-
delphia In the church the services we're con
Quoted hy Dr. James Freeman Clarke, and adj
dstsses we're made by Judge lockwood Hosr
ana Rev. Howard NJ. Brown. Ia tlle GENE
tery the Episcopal burial service was read by
Rev. Dr.. Haskins. q cousin of aeceased's
family. The funeral vas largely attended.
on Saturday last Senators Bayard. German
aud jackson, Gen. Frank Cheaiham. Com
missioner I.orine aud Col. l.. Victor Baugh
man paid their respects 10 the widow Of James
a. Polk. In Nashville. by whom they were
most rraciously received. The visitors were
entertained by the Hermitage Club Saturday
evening, many ladies being present 70 JOIN the
welcome The Nashville ISserfcasl says the
visitors we're greatly pleased with their visit
e. Tennessee. some Of them saving that il Is
the mos, beautiful country they had ever seen
The venerable Bishop Green, OF Mississip-
III, who is now IN the elghiy-foHrth year OF his
age, has been in the ministry sixty-two years
ot his life. aud Is nov in the thirty third year
of his episcopate. For thirteen years he has
been chancellor Of the University OF the
South, and i the sole survivor OF the ten
Southern Episcopal bishops who founded that
institution in 1850. He presided over the
fii1y-hflh annual council Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church recently in session AZ Nieks
burg. aud gave evidence that his mental fac.
ulties were remarkably vigorous aud active.
considering his advanced age.
Two Internal machines were discovered In
the mails in New York ON saturday by the
post Office officials. One was directed TO
William II. Vanderbilt. the other 10 Cyrus
W. Field The discovery was made through
the premature explosion of one Of the pack
ages ON a car of the Third Street Elevated
Railroad in the afternoon. The arrangement
Of the machines was clumsy, and il is likely
that either could have been opened without
injury to any one. The package directed to
-