The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-08-19
News of the Week.

tai faculties to the last.
There were six suicides last Friday-two
in New York, one in Rhode Island, one in
New Jersey and two in Pennsylvania.
Twenty-Five bills of indictment have been
found against Adam NJ bunker, the default
ing treasurer of Berks county, Pa.
John Amber Smith, an ex-member of Con-
gress, was nominated for the same position
BY the Mahoneites of the Richmond district
last week.
A colored man and white woman of Detroit,
Mich, who have been married some time, were
convicted ON Saturday under an old statute
against such marriages.
The earliest shipment of new corn ever re-
eieved at St. Louis arrived Saturday. There
were five carloads, raised near Waco, Texas.
1t brought 81. 20 per bushel.
The Pennsylvania Central Insane Asylum,
at Lancaster, Pa, was burned on Sunday at
ternoon, causing loss of $4,000. The ia
inmates were gotten out with difficulty.
Fire insurance agents at Lancaster, Pa,
have given notice that they will issue no more
policies and cancel existing ones unless the
authorities take vigorous measures to suppress
incendiarism.
The Illinois August crop report says that
about IL 900. 600 bushels out of a total crop
of 81, OOO, GOO bushels of wheat is badly dam
aged. Corn is Il per cent below its condi-
ton August of last year.
The Louisville merchants have decided to
have an industrial street pageant September
Is. to celebrate the opening of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio and the Southwestern and
st. Louis Airline Railroads.
Gov. T. Morris. Of Cambridge, Ohio, eighty
years of age, has been sued for breach Of
promise of marriage by Mrs. Hassaurek, the
divorced wife of Frederick. Hassaurek, of
Cincinnati, editor Of the Nolksblatt.
Invitations will be sent to the Governors of
the different States. inviting troops 20 visit
Philadelphia and take part in the military dis
play on October %. the 6i-eentennial anniver-
sary Of the landing Of William Penn.
A dispatch from Steubensille, Ohio, says
that the Texas cattle fever Is prevailing in
Jefferson county and the neighhoring counties
OF Ohio and West Virginia large proper
tion Of the animals affected have died.
The wheat crep of Western New York IS
generally reported al higher average than
has been known before for many years. The
Weld runs from so to 80 Bushels per acre. and
in one instance az high as 80 Bushels
The herd Of cattle Of Mr. John Stewart. Of
Council BlufFs. Iowa, whose rancho Is IN the
Sweetwaier country, IN Wyoming, has been
sold for S4eu. 90 cash 10 Scotch company,
whose headquarters are in Edinburg.
The Mccoy and Hatfield families bad
fight on election day in Pike county, hen-
tnckv. One Hatfield vas killed. ~hercapon
his friends collected. and catching three
MeCoys. tied them 70 trees and sAos them.
There vas a large ex- Confederate soldiers
reunion a S.,daIia, No. Tuesday. 4 large
body Of ext Mon soldiers took part ia the
prOcessiOn. The Rev. r. =. Lacy. chaplain
FOR Ssone~Bll jackson. made the opening
prayer.
A eolnry-i excaFsionist standing on the plat.
form Of a car en rUatr from New Oricans 80
New Iberia kicked section hand ~ he passed
him. breaking his neck and instantly killing
him. The train ans stopped and the kicker
was arrested.
While J. =. Gssieainser. sexton. IL wil-
Transport. Pa. uas working ~ hefiai los
Moidsy with his wife and child StaRdlag oy.
h.. lsut his hand On q headstope 10 straixhtea
Il. and ihs stene. hreakius 81. icIl oa the
child. killing T.
4 Toraaga rensicfaan has recrivesi irtssr
from an ex .siEsssr in the Confederate army 20
thr efIees that a cavairg cNl~sditioa Is l''inF
orrAnixed in ihs Saaghera States 90 AID Asae
P,Ssha. sstd requesting him 90 JOIN the sxpe
slision. which !. exg.reiea 20 sters ior Eglps
iH q ieW DAYS.
A fSfly aile race vili take piece a. t;reva.
vile, Pa. on August -. between NJ. Y. {.
Plae,. IL T;reenxilie. and Mr. A. J. Haws, d
Jobnsta9a. f.sr parse ~ s. go. NJ. Place
uill ride e iurk hicscle and Mr. Haws wih
drive hi. pacing ksrae Ben Hamilton. which
has ]. record nf = l6i.
Ths Res. Jeseph Baftlcti. . Fctired Con.
rsVsasianaisst minister, II 6arhAia, Nc,
committed suscssls en- SATURDAY, b dFouaiaE
ia The I5Fsie river. he ~ax - wears II a9e,
and had .bowsd signs ~ insanity. W. wasa
brusher a. Samael T, HaFslrti. president q
nagim0ash Collexe.
The secretary afihs kans-ss iso-.r,l II axficul-
turts ssfiuats.z the corn crop 81 thai State 81
80, ssi,tsN hasbsis- Tie eats crop = ths
heavisss ever known. he average psuaiactioa
hsinx forts hasAeis 20 the aree. Mheai tAFesh-
inc y IN psoxress and tks weld eNeessis tbe
estimates Hsade before harvest
Col. lOseph A. Joel. the editor u lbs
f;rand Army Gazeste who was ARRESTED and
indicted g0f 4 criminal libel against Col.
Ialans Mel.evr. the Hrpoklya postmaster, and
who was also saeA far Ss.tssl damages IN
cisil anti ~ tbe broeklsn City Cossr, has
been sarr,.edeFed By his hoRdsnsH.
cora II. Lent. the ycsHs lads eho a.ssp.
peared fFuis Der houar ~ fcekskiil, \. T.,
ahssus the time the Tscasy- secaud sew York
Regiment broke up - simmer camp At that
plac,.. he's resasnea e her parents, Il seems
that ! fiiststsaa with q soldier naEnea kosen-
helm ensed n hsg al,iuesiou and Fuia-
Patrick Meahaa. an elnpioye ia the Pullman
works. 1t Pallman, III, sent "a Chicago Sat
ursiay eight On business, icavin4 his tNe litsse
girls. ana 9 yeaFs q agr. in his house alone.
lie nussse,l the last trsin and did NOT grf hohse
I'll morning. whea he found that the ehsiaren
had bloWn aat tbe Sas and weFe smoshesea "a
death.
A traiu GA the Minneapolis and ST. Louis
Railroad lasI Saturday. with - iabOncrs on
beard. was tiruuu from the track mar Waseea.
MINI. The train turned completely over.
and seat doWn an efshankment into the water
Of the s,oagh below. Thirty II them sustained
severe injuries aaa two others we're maFsalls
waunAed.
whi.e there have heen copions rains in the
Middle and Western States. Massachusetts, y
suffering from prolonged dresght In soHse
counties there has been no rstiu since Jaig ].
The corn aud cat crops ar injured beToud
recovery. aud the pasture u completely dried
up. The potato and ONION crops arr pruuais-
ing. aud fair crop Of apples Is expected.
At Princeton. H.. Monday, Charles Harris
hanged himself because Miss Belle Mercer. 60
whom Id had once been engaged. refused 90
marry him In the same town G. 4. Wett0n,
auditor 81 the Des AOines and Fort Dodge
Railroad. blew oat his brains while an officer
was reading = warrant for his arrest on
charge of bigamy. Il Is remored that he had
ave or six wives.
A rain storm GA Monday night did much
damage in the vicinity OF Madison, Wisconsin,
A railroad bridge over Black Earth creek was
washed away. aud freight ears we're aoated
from the track into the adjacent fields At
Sterling. Kansas new boarding house was
overturned and the Sterling sugar works de-
nolished. A most destructive tornado visited
Bangor, Maine, destroying much property.
Adyices from Peru BIZ way Of Panama 10
August ) are to the effect that the CHILEAN
troops are being Withdrawal from the interior
and concentrated at Lima. The Menteros
harassed the Chilians in their retreat, and
sharp skirmish occurred at a bridge ON Oboya
Railroad, eighty miles from Lima, which
would have been disastrous 10 the Chilians If
endorsements had not oppoItanely arrived.
Refugees are focking to Lima II is said
that the CHILEAN garrison at Lima is To he in
creased TO 1900 men.
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