The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-07-15
News Of the week.

Vlo III DuSuelS. Inc GOTH dCTedSt Will reach
1850, 900.
The pending duel between Lamar and How
ell, of Georgia, has, seen settled by the
Intervention of friends.
The wheat crop of Southern Indiana turns
out wonderfully, and is one of the largest the
country was ever blessed with.
NJ c. Reynolds and wife have fled bill
at Chattanooga, Tenn, claiming the greater
part of the fifth ward of that city.
William Reachard, aged Is years, Of York,
Pa, accidentally shot himself with Q, toy pis-
tol July 4, and died from lockjaw Monday
last.
An indignation meeting at the provision in
the naval appropriation bill virtually placing
the navy-yards at the mercy of contractors
was held in Portsmouth, N. H., Monday night
AT Lebanon, Ohio, on Monday heavy
rainfall caused the breaking of the reservoir
and the inundation of the lower part of the
city, causing from $4,000 to 100000 dam
age.
Two masked men entered the residence of
VIM. Ford, Altoona, Pa, on Wednesday
morning, and made murderous assault on
the inmates. Robbery was the object, but
the alarm was given and they fed.
Two Indiana farmers quarrelled about
wrench, and went to law. The costs of court
and counsel fees have reached LOO, both
litigants have mortgaged their property to
raise the money, and the case is continued
The wife of Jacob Miller, near Edinburg.
ILL.,, was outraged by a tramp named Copple
Monday night. Couple was captured on
Tuesday and will be given hearing next
Monday if the excited citizens do not lynch
him before that time.
Two Michigan girls went bathing in Lake
Il k.l
1 but wind blew them several miles from the
1 shore, and for thirty-six hours they were
burned by day, chilled by night, and tortured
/ by hunger before boat picked them up.
/ An authentic report shows that the stock of
/ sugar ON the Island of Cuba on June 80
amounted TO l7S,359 tons, against IOO, O32
/ tons at the same date last year. The exports
! since January amounted TO 3SS, 4l0 tons,
against 1863, 1865 tons for the same period last
( year.
I At Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday a
double elopement occurred. The parties are
the wife of DIR. n. b. Heartwell, who took her
child and household goods with her, Miss
Dana, niece OF Judge Napier, and VIM Os-
borne and Edward Norman. two hardware
clerks.
fearful battle with knives is reported to
have occurred ON Wednesday at Oxford. ~
gan. They quarreled about piece of land
several days ago, and meeting on the street
each drew knife. Both were frightfully and
mortally wounded.
Near Warreuton, Va, on SATURDAY. alter
noon, Meredith Robinson, manager for Jas.
Gates. while loading wagon with old iron.
threw piece on jacket in the wagon. Il
struck pistol IN the pocket Of the Jacket ex.
plodlng IL the ball entering Robinson stoul-
aeh, killing him almost instantly.
A. W. Squire, of Carbondalc, Pa, stu.
dent at Wyoming Seminary, in Kingston,
fainted while sitting in the window Of his
room, in the third story, Wednesday. He
fell out Of the window to the ground, fifty feet,
and died in an hour. He graduated Tuesday
and was preparing 70 return home Wednesday.
The Virginia Democratic State Central
committee met in Richmond ON Wednesday
and adopted resolution declaring it inexpe.
dent 20 nominate n candidate for Congress
maa At large. This action Is in the interest
OF j. +. Massey, who recently announced
himself a candidate for Congressman at large.
A storm passed over Marietta. Ohio. and
vicinity Monday night, with heavy rain and
wind and much lightning. Two barns were
struck and destroyed. and one farmer lost four
cows By lightning. There was severe storm
at Hastings, Neb., on Tuesday morning, with
heavy hail, doing considerable damage TO
fruit aud crops.
A special dispatch from TexaFkana, Arkan-
sas, "Wednesday night, says :-.s Lightning
struck Ghi0s' new three-story brick block to-
night The walls fell ON Paragou's saloon,
crushing il 20 atoms About thirty lives were
lost Some OF the bodies have already been
taken out. and workmen are engaged search
ing for others A IRE has broken oat under
the ruins.
Patrick Grove, Of Peoria, has been at La
sale. H.. selecting delegates 10 a national
dynamite convention, announced TO meet in
Chicago next month TO select agents TO carry
out the objects of the organization and blow
everything English TO atoms. 0'Donoyan
Rossa Is stated to have sent instructions TO
select no land leagueFs, bat only disciples of
his school.
A terrible hurricane visited the Friendly Is j
lands on April 25. At Van Van the bark /
Don Gaiilermo, Capt. Johnston, went down 1
At her anchors. The captain, officers and six !
seamen were lost with her. The hurricane
was accompanied BY tidal wave fifteen feet
high; which swept over the island and did
terrible damage. At Tnogatea 1000 houses
were leveled-
Preparations are being made al Gloucester.
Mass, 20 employ a hverton, Il. l., steamer
ia mackerei cA;ching. with a view to making
oil and gaano of the fish. Should the exper- I
iment be successful the 100 steamers employ
ed in menhadden sshing viii 60 into mackerel
fishing. The proposed innovation has created
great excitement among the fishery owners
aHd fishermen.
A dispatch from Eagle Pass, Texas. says
sax Americans who crossed the line 10 get a
Perait 10 hunt stolen cattle were arrested BY
Mexicans, and, according 20 their story,
thrown into filthy cells without charges being
preferred against them. They were twice
whipped for the amusement Of the jailer. their
goods eonhscated, and they were left desfi-
tate. They have made aR affidavit before q
United States commissioner aud intend 10 pre-
sen1 The case to the government.
The Norwegian bark Yorkshire, Of Tons
berg, from Barbados for Montreal. was
wrecked off the point Of Sable Island on the
night Of the 4th At point where navigation
was considered perfectly safe, new hanks hav-
Ing been forned by the shifting sand. The
captain and crew escaped from the vessel in
the boats Two OF the crew who occupied
one Of the boats have not been heard from;
the others landed on Sable Island. The car
20 OF sugar was valued ut 100000.
On Tuesday afternoon John Stahl, travel
ling agent for J. III. Miller, . patent medicine
dealer Of Somerset. Pa, was driving along
The road near Addison, Pa, and did not no
ticn aaFty Of men Telling trees and they did
aol ses him. He passed an immense tree Just
As il fell and was caught BY il, the spreading
branches completely covering the horse and
buggy. The choppers fastened 10 the spott TO
hHd Stahl dead. the horse dying and the bug
" demolished Stahl was between s. aud 20
years Of age.
Thomas Costello has been arrested charged
with abduciing Minnie Yogel. school girl
sged Il, who disappeared from her home in
Green Point, Long Island, on the 9Th Of July.
The girl was found at house in Winfield,
hamlet on the line Of the railroad, in pitia-
Die condition. She says that Costello met :
her on the street and induced her to go into
mouse 10 get ice cream, where she must have
been drugged, as she soon lost consciousness.
Since then she had been afraid TO return !
nome, and remained passive in the hands of
he people having her in their possession.
At Statesville, N. c., last week, ex-Con- !
FRESHMAN W. NJ. Robbins was assaulted and Z
severely injured, BY NJ l.. Mott ON account of Z
speech made by Robbins rejecting ON bis
ather, ID. J. j. Mott, ex-revenue collector,
Nm. Stockton, revenue officer, then attacked
Joseph Adams, State solicitor, breaking
ADAMS arm. John f. Osborne and c. s. :
cooper, brother of the revenue collector,
vere drawn into the quarrel and the latter was !
hot tuffna hx- 0Sharna hat NOD rl.-