The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-04-08
News of the Week.

address.
The manufacture of oleomargarinc in st.
Louis hats been investigated by the Board OF
Health, and proof was obtained of the use OF
fat from horses and dogs.
The United States Senate on Monday adop-
ted Joint resolution appropriating $4,000
for a monument over the grave of Thomas
jefferson, at Monticello, Va.
Judge Wyic has notified counsel in the
Star Route cases that. on Monday next. he
will render his decision on the motion to quash
the indictments against Brady, Dorsey and
others
William Estes, Sheriff of Stokes county,
North Carolina. was shot dead on the night
of the 30th ult, while robbing his own office
in disguise, in company with neighbor, also
disguised.
Georgia boasts of an embryo Pittsburg.
Gainesville is the name of the place. The
soil around is rich in coal. iron and manga
nese; some of the ore yielding 50 per cent. OF
pure iron.
New York city has saved Sl0,000,00 by
recent decision in the Supreme Court OF the
United States, to the effect that taxes paid on
bank shares under the statute OF 1865 could
not be recovered.
Cadet Louis X Newcomh of the Highland
Military Academy. at Worcester, MaSSachu-
sets. was held on Saturday in 5000 bail, for
having set FIRE to the Academy building at
three different times.
A thirteen.year daughter of Reuben
Sweigert, residing near Ephrata, Pa, was
fatally burned on Monday evening by her dress
taking FIRE from brush FIRE IN the held. She
died about . o clock.
Rev Jesse Daros, an evangelical minister
OF Allentown, Pa. was arrested on W edneS-
lav on the charge Of criminally assaultng Ida
Miller, aged thirteen years. laros Is fifty
years Of age and has family.
Dick Atkinson. a colored convict. serving
out a third term in the peniteHtiary at Colnm-
hia. : C.. attempted to escape on Monday,
and was shot while swimming the Congarec
river. The body has not been yet found.
A dispatch ON Saturday last said THE 81.
Lawrence river at Quebec i closed with
solid ice bridge, which is likely 70 last fer
several weeks to come. last season the rlver
at that point was open on the Isl Of April
The New York zach, Club has sent a cir.
rnlar letter 60 all the eligible clubs in the
world. stating that the ilundred-iuinea Cup
vnn bv the Yacht America az Cowes. England,
August -. iS-5I. l. open "a challenge Now.
Hariucr Randall i Co.. have decided 10
build an iron iurRace ai Rileyyilie Station,
iu Page county. Va, On the Shenandoah Val.
lry Railroad. near which fue bodies of iron
orr have been discovered Congressman
Hammer. of Philadelphia. Is a member ct the
firm.
The Rev. and Hon. John Davis Piercc. Of
Yusilau,i. Mich. died in Medtcri. Mass. 0n
"Wednesday, aged righ'y.iivc wears, lie was
q eoasiu Of cx President Pierce and Of ex
United Stairs States senator john Davis, of
Massachusetts,
The hong cusls Of Maggie q Brieu, yuunE
wausan enploycd IN the overall factory Al
Mattrvau. eau.hi an a shaft to which her sew
ing machine ~as attached. ON Tuesday. A. she
stoaf.rd Ia pick up a lost bobhin ring, result
iug is her scalp feisg torn completely oil.
The scalp was replaced and seved on the head
The students of the University q Mi=s.,ari
dissaked PROT. i.o@rs and asked for b. ~
EUxAl This request was retissed. ~ they
gave no good reason why Il sheald h granted.
Thrive haadrsd Of them burned the Professor
N effsy. and then marched ruHnd bis resis
drnec singing, Hang ToeI Lowry an sosr
appls tTse,
Richard Long. acrascd u fslonious assanls
aFon a li,;le riFl. ~ss iakeH irum the jail a.
kak0ma, Indiana. on MoHday night, and
lvnehea by riob. 4 coloTcd man who killed
= f,alseofnan 10 resisting arrest in Kansas CITY
on the samc night, was taken b nab from
ssfseeFs on the NaF TO poisee station. and
hanged iFpm hfadgc.
AZ The uinefy.second session at ihr New
York Methodist Episcopal Conference, held
AZ sing sing on Wednesday, rcsolutieus we're
adopted iadarsing the action II President Ar
thaT 10 vetainz The Chinese biil. Similar Fes-
oistieRs vrry al.s5 adopted by the New YORK
Eass Conference II the ". f, Church, y
WatsrhaFy. coan.
Tao F.etFs teid T. ". uliaeer. 81 Louis
sille. Ohio, that h.s vife and daszhicr vere
dead They were alive and wcil, hut uliugrF
had oucr played trick on the joscrs and they
fold Airn a be IA retaliation. He Vas ~
shocked that when b. found them safe af
hsme ~ w0alA MOI believe shat they wcse 30,
dsad and he. siBc~ been inssac.
CorneIiu. j. S'aaslcrhii,, brother II William
H. Vanderbilt. committed s1ticide Is sho1tiag
himself Ia the brad a. the tilcabam Hotel. IN
NeW York on Sauday. Deceased will he ~.
fneusheFs<l a. having contested the probate II
The afll ~ the late CoEnmo,ioru Vanderbilt.
has father. he bad been sufferer troas
eTilspSy 6or ssVsrsi wears, AVID shssis Supposed
81 have caused che act.
The Mexican Congress olsssnsil ON Saturday
eteniag. President G0tzalcs Rad an address
"a vhirk he said the tiuatemalau tsoRhlr ~
saagss unsettled bat sieA,esnala mus, speedily
fessuaure her preseasi0as 10 ChiRTsas aud Sac
oauscc, OF war viii ~ inevitable tie eongratn
lated the eosnsry "a the progress made IN The
bssildiEg II railroad and telegraph lines, the
increase II pebble revenues, and the immigrn.
tisn irOsn the i4asia ecgutries IT Earope a.
Mexico.
james p, Mason, pilot, belonging 80 the
Virginia pilots Association. took the British
hars osinoad % Brien. boand for Liverpool,
oas ii the capes 81 Virginia on March -, bar
When the pslut ls0ai outside sikual.d for The
pilo, - h. iaken OF she bark kept On her Eay,
She was pnFsned for ten miles aud then ihe
chase Vas given up Ii Is Supposed the Pilo,
Was carried Of against his will. The attention
Of the British consul II Norfolk all ~ called
les the matter.
4 ERE in Hopkinina. Massachusetts,. Tues
lag morning. destroyed thirteen baildings,
ausong thetu the Town Hall. Orthodox Church,
Bridees / Co. hcos and shoe factory and
heieL The l0sses wiil, il Is thought. aggre-
gate Si50,gs0 By the destruction Of the boot
aud .hoe factory 900 persons are thrown cut
Of Wark. Iiis believed the iire was inecndiary.
A. about the time it broke out n load eNplo-
son was heard where the aamss originated.
Several attempts bad been Iasde previously
10 burn the ,oSn.
Jesse James. the notorious rubber, was shot
dead Monday IN st. Joseph, Missouri, by
Charles and Roher; Ford. who then gave
themselves up and wcu. ludzgsl in Jail, The
Fords formerly belonged 10 the James eane,
but have recently been acting as detectives To
catch james. hoping to gain the large reward
offered for be apprehension. and they arrived
in -. Joseph a week ago Tor the purpose Of
eaPturing him. Ii seems they feared 10 al
tempt 90 tske him alive. and one Of them shot
him down white he was off his guard
During furious storm Of rain aud wind in
Bcrks county, Pa, ON Sunday afternoon,
George ShelthOrn and family, being out n
ding teok shelter, with several others, Ia a
shed on the Angelica farm, two miles from
Reading. \ large water reservoir, about 20
feet high, was blown Ia upon the shed. crush
ing il into ruins. Shelthorn. his daughter
Rosa. aud John Grouse were taken out dead
Mrs. Shelthorn was fatally injured, aud Charles
Shelthorn aud George r. Friil were also In
jured, but not mortally.
In the cases Of the oyster dredgers recently
convicted of violating the oyster laws of Vir-
ginia, and sentenced to the penitentiary, Gov.
Cameron on Wednesday pardoned Capt. Geo.
". Johnston and commutei the sentences of
Capts. q. ". Crockett, F.. ID. Chandler, 5.
j. Lucas, W. e. Evans, Il. o. kelum and
VIM. kellum to confinement in Accomae jail
for go days All the seamen but one were
fully hardened VIM. I.arkin. the seaman not