The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-05-13
News of the Week.

Wilmington, Delaware, died last week at the
age of 80 years.
One hundred and fourteen thousand small
trout have been recently distributed in the
streams of Eastern Pennsylvania.
The trial of j. B. Doyle, bond forger, in
Chicago, resulted Tuesday in a verdict of
guilty, with recommendation to mercy.
VIM F. English, son ofHon. W. H. English
was nominated on Monday for Congress by the
democrats of the seventh district of Indiana.
The Court House in Pittsburg was destroy
ed by fire Sunday afternoon. Loss about
$1,000 Most of the records and the library
were saved
Smallpox still exists in Bethlehem, Pa.
Since the epidemic began there have been $40
cases and 10 deaths reported, and IT'S houses
quarantined.
Rev. +. Dove, minister of Deerfeld,
Michigan, Just returned from trip to England,
has been arrested on the charge of burning
parsonage two years ago.
Mrs. W. Ely, daughter of Major Robert
Davis, one ofthe original ''BoSton Tea Party,
died on Sunday in Hartford, Connecticut, in
the 9lst year of her age.
Five persons in Greenfield, Massachusetts,
have been made sick by eating impure bologna
sausages, and Willie Schuler, five years of age,
has died from its effects.
Col. W. B. Snowhook, who was Collector
of Customs and Sub Treasurer at Chicago
under Presidents Polk and Pierce. died last
week in that city, aged so years.
John Clancy, of Philadelphia. while smok-
ing clay pipe he fell to the floor and the
stem was driven through the roof of his mouth,
causing hemorrhage, from which he died.
The students of the University of Tusca-
Q l,nco 10 haf m match IN which
the victor ate thirty seven biscuits in sixteen
minutes. Butbiscuits are probably small down
there.
Dr. Euston Buckner Of Greenyille, Miss,
was slave to opium. While under the in
fiuence of the drug, he wandered into a neigh
bor's house, and was killed in the dark a
burglar.
Rear Admiral John Rodgers died on Friday
evening of last week, at his residence, near
Washington, at the age of 20 wears. He had
been for many wears Superintendent of the
Naval Observatory.
A passenger train collided with a cattle train
near Ashland, New Hampshire, ON Monday
afternoon, killing two men and injuriag sever
al others. One Of the killed was William II.
Abel. well-known rs inventor of knitting
machine.
The report of the congressional district
committee of the Massachusetts Legislature
leaves eight congressional districts unchanged.
but makes FIVE out of the other four districts,
four Of which viii be republican and one
democratic.
Mrs. Marie konig, 80 years of age, cut and
stabbed her four children, the youngest fatally,
and then attempted suicide Tuesday morning,
in Boston. She had been deserted by her
husband, aud her mind was affected by the
fear OF want.
A contract was entered into at San Francisco
few days ago by the Texas and Pacific Rail
way Company for the transportation Of seven
hundred car loads. being about 300, coo bush
els, Of California wheat 10 go 20 Europe by
way Of New Orleans
Il Is reported that great abuses exist in the
transportation Of cattle to Boston by the rail
roads, that large numbers Of dead animals are
taken from the overcrowded cars, and that the
quality Of the meat Is also greatly deteriorated
BY Oyercrowding and abuse Of stock.
The cuan;y Jail at BrOekhaven, Mass, was
entirely destroyed by FIRE on Sunday night.
Three eolored prisoners were burned to death.
The tirc originated in the cell in which they
we're confined, and Il Is believed they set Il on
ERE Ia hope Of making their escape.
A telegram from West Chester. Pa, an
nauuces she death OF Joseph Eldridge bend
of the Goshen Orthodox Friends Meeting, AZ
the asr Of 81 years At the time of his death
be vas preparing for the celebration, in few
DAYS, Of the 6Sth anniversary Of his wedding.
Four hundred girls. employed by the Mystic
Rubber Company, IN Boston, struck Monday
agAins, reduction OF . per cent The com
p2ny denied the reduction saying that, al
though they reduced wages during winter, they
gave an advance of - per cent. on the LIST Of
May
A ire in Racine, Wisconsin, on Friday
night Of last week, destroyed about seven
blocks, comprising a buildings. aud also TO-
90, COO feet Of lumber. The burned district
included the oldest and least valuable portion
OF the city, aud the total loss Is estimated as
low Is St5s.0oo.
Lieutenant De Long of the jeanefte, and
his party arr dead A telegram 10 the See
retarv Of the Navy from Engineer Melville,
dated Lena Delta. Siberia. March -, reports
the finding Of their bodies on thas dreary
shore. Melville was 10 eoatInae the search
for Chip and his party.
Winnipeg. the city OF the Canadian far west.
j. crowded with advsntarers in sad plight.
Floods have prevented them from doing any
thing in the way OF work, the railroad has
been submerged for month, all business ex-
cept that Of the boarding hoDses is at = stand.
still and des;itasion Is becoming common.
Under the operation Of the Pond Liquor law
in Ohio more than thirty saloons in Columbus
have been closed since May lsi, and il Is be-
heyed that. II the Law Is declared eonstiu-
tional, half the saloons in the city will be
closed by the ia Of Jane. OF thirty-two
saloons in Corning eleven have been closed.
In Wilkes county, North Carolina, recently,
three nezrues by using 4 lever, made an
opening ihreagh the heavy logs Of = eorn-crib
aud got inside. They we're discovered, and
the srst who came out was shot dead. The
others attempting to get out. Knocked away
the lever watch kept the logs asSander, and
the logs closed upon their bodies, crushing
them 10 death
A gang Of swindlers who have been engaged
in forging government land scrip has been
discovered in 81 Louis. Their operations
we're conducted under the firm name Of Burt
s Miller. II j. believed they disposed of
$4,000 worth Of the scrip in Dakota and
Wyoming alone. A man named John d.
Cameron has also been arrested in connection
with the frauds.
George Otto Trevelyan, who has been APP
pointed chief secretary for Ireland 10 succeed
the murdered Lord Frederick Cavendish, is
the son Sir Charles Trevelyan, long prom
nent official in the civil service Of the United
Kingdom. His mother was Hannah More
Macanlay, the iaVoTite sister OF Lord Maean-
law. and the only member Of his family with
whom he had any close sympathies.
Ephraim sherman Durfee, an old Mason
and soldier in the war of 1872, died Friday
week ia Oshkosh, Wisconsin, at the age of 81.
He was Master Of the Rochester Lodge Of
Masons in ls2S, and conferred the degrees on
Morgan, who afterwards exposed the Masonic
initiation and disappeared. Owing to the
anti Masonic excitement following those
events, Durfee was Obliged 10 leave the eOun- 1
try for a time.
On Saturday, about noon, Carlo lsola,
keeper of grocery store on South Seventh
street. Philadelphia, was murdered at his
place of business by an unknown colored man,
who got two cigars and refused to pay for
them Isola was knocked down, and in fall /
ing struck stove, breaking his neck. Sew /
eral arrests were made, but the men after be- I
ing confronted by two boys who saw the man
in the store were discharged.
The President has issued "a proclamation (
renting that portion of the sentence upon
General Fitz John Porter which is a eontinu- (
ing penalty, namely, the disqualification from
holding any office of trust or profit under the 7
United States This action, it is believed by
the President and his advisers, removes the |
only legal obstacle to Congressional action,
and exhausts all the powers of the Executive /