The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-02-04
News of the Week.

Rev. Dr. Henry W. Bellows, pastor of the
Unitarian Church of All Souls, in New \ ork.
died Monday morning i'll the 6Sth year of his
age.
During 1881 the excess of exports of mer-
chandise from the United States over imports
amounted to Sl63, 1896, 22G, against Sl92, &c.,
24G in $780,
John T. Best, one of the clerks of the Light
House District, in California, is reported to
have embezzled more than $4,000. He Is
now in custody.
The disease known as pink-eye has appeared
amoag the horses in Buffalo. Eighty-One an
iMals were suffering on Saturday from an
acute form of the malady.
A deficiency of s.. 600 is reported in the ac-
counts of Colonel Geo. W. Grant, postmaster
Of Reading, Penna., and he has resigned.
The sureties are ample to cover the loss.
A reservoir burstat Calais, France, Monday,
and the escaping water destroyed school
house and two other buildings. At last ad-
vices 81 bodies had been taken from the ruins.
Prof Huxley saws that those who have taken
an active part in science should be killed at
sixty. as not being flexible enough to yield to
the advance of new ideas. He is himself
nearly hfty-seven.
The contract for building a railway tunnel
under the st. Lawrence river, at Montreal.
has been awarded to ]. b. Rouilliard, for So
500, 600, including drainage aud lighting com
plete, the work to be finished in 1885.
A great Methodist revival is going on in
Cincinnati. In 81. Paul's Church two weeks
of special revival services have resulted in 200
conversions, aud reports from other churches
swell the number to over 400 Similar reyI-
walls are occurring in Morrow and Camden,
Ohio.
The laborcrs living in the small town of
Pennomene. near Panama, and working on
the DE Lesseps canal, refused to he Vaccinated.
During the past three months upward of one
thousand deaths have taken place there from
smallpox.
The supreme Court of Missouri has affirmed
the conviction of Charles F. Kronz for the
murder Of Dora Broemser n married woman.
Of whom he was enamOred. Krouz has been
tried four times, and has been in jail at st.
Louis seven years.
The joint committee of Congress upon me-
moral services upon the late President met
on Saturday and decided ON programme
similar 10 that adopted for President Lincoln.
As heretofore stated. the culOey viii be de-
liyercd On February 27th.
Oscar l. Baldwin, late cashier Of the Ne
chanies National Bank ST Newark. y. J.. APP
pearcd before the United States Coart at
Trenton on Tuesday, pleaded guilty 10 several
indictments aud was sentenced 70 - wears
imprisonment, IN the State prison.
While = funeral procession was crossing the
Providence Railroad track, near Boston. GA
SATURDAY afternoon, enc Of ihe carriages vas
struck hy \ locomotive John Concrete, the
driver, was killed. and the taur occupants of
the carriage were severely iniaycd
William Sciiz was fatally poisoned AZ Bridge
port. Coma, BY taking two tablcspoontuls Il
oNalic acid IN mistake for German salts Vim.
Halpin. the druggists clerk, xho made the
mistake ia sending the wrong article, has been
foand guilty of criminal negligence.
The boiler ia the kennehee Framing Com
pany'- Mil. a, Fairfield. Maine. exploded on
Saturday RorRing. demolishing the sa,ll Kill
ing one man aud buFyiHV three others IN the
ruiRs Several others werc injured, tao -
vcreiy. The ruins caught ere and the wool-
uoFk vas consumed
r. n. Gunckel & Co. q naytaa, ohio.
have Parchsssd the property known Heg
lslaud. IN James river. near lansestnSu. Va,
containing 2.2lo scrss. fhe~e ernilrmen are
nuisd stock rai~crs. and will devote their new
purchase 10 stock raising IsarsoseS. fhsy
vii cxI.eud frpm S2o.oso to 80, 0a in i'm
proving the property.
To facilitate the withdrawal Of saasslAfesi
COINS ir0n circulation, the Secretary q the
Trcasary has asfhoFised the. Superintendent
Il the Minis 20 purchaae mHiiiased silver eoins
II standard Euencss in sans u s. aud up
war,is. without melting aud sssayiag. paving
a. the rate ~ ~ pr osnce 81 siahsiaTsi silver
contained.
Edward Cluhoitz. q prouninent eitfEeu 81
Graft. a small tuwn a fssH miles ffvsa Harris
barg, Pa. died lat Werk IT snail ,yax. hai
che uasurp 81 tho disease was aus giysu III the
physician aad there sas lEFrr sstenaamrs -
shs ianoral. The sickness u thrce children
followed. alsd q ih0se az the faacrai u arr
douu wl,h che disease.
MOLLY" Hoey. alias Molly Hosbr,,e.k,
Was arrested IN Mes YORK, On S.siasday ni<sl.
E fis packst. picking. IN hcf hnasr. in Chicago.
F in iST2, 4 man Vas dFpgged and robbed 81
1908 ia eAsh Soon after tie robbery she
~eut so New York va arrested escaf4esi
while being taken back 90 Chicago, and ~
naiped al large uu,ti her arresg on Saturday
night
A youpg ,nsn usaie3 lsc. 81 IVES, Middle.
sex. Bafics coanty, Pa. on Saturday, shile
on hunting expedition ulst Fvo Young tady
acquaintance a6ic In the soosis. 4nd sIth-
oat psovccation bred tNo shots. Eoansiinz holh
-
named AilisDn. started Ia paTsuIi, and l.ee.
finding arrest inevitable. coaaSniiied aaiCide
b. shooting himself
An attempt WEs made ~ ClAytpn, III, uH
Monday 10 assassinatss Cod. Tkns. q. Black.
Two men came into his uiiier and attacked
him with knives, bus be drove shem 81 after
receiving a couple u danger0ss gashsx- lie
SAYS that b. knows who bis assntlaafs uerss
bat rcfuses 70 give their nauies. tie vas Que
III The '-ap-i who stood by Gen Grant At The
E Chicago cOuVentioa.
The National Christian Association. Nhieh
has is headquarters IN Chicago. and Is OPP
POSED 10 all serrrs societies, especially Ma
somry. will hold convention in Batavia, NeH
YORK. on the 9Th Of February The object Is
so arrange los National Convention az l}aia-
via in September next. when, It Is expected,
a monument to William Morgan viii be uR-
anveiied.
Brouxr medals have been struck al ~ Louis
for the delegates 10 the Chicago convention gf
1850, who through the 81 ballots steadiasily
voted for Gen. GTeui Ihese msmsniOes are
represented 10 be q inches ~ diameter, ale
Of an inch IN thickness, and weighing nearly
a pound. On the face Is profile head ID
Gen. Grant surrounded by a wreath, aud 0u
the reverse side Will be- inscribed the name OF
the recipient.
John Horan was awakened early Monday
morning hy q burglar breaking into his room
ON the second floor Of tenement house in
Greenwich street, New York. Koran 90: out
ofbed, when the burglar took frigh, aud Jumped
out Of the window Ia the ERE escape, but mis-
sing his footing and falling TO the ground was
killed. lie was recognized a. Thomas Hut
7 ton, % years Of age, known TO the police as .
professional thief.
Three young ladies were drowned in the
Shenandoah river, near Broadway, Rocking
ham CO., Va. on Monday, whilst attempting TO
cross on frail structure. Two of them were
sisters. aged Is and Il wears, respectively, and
Z were daughters Of Michael Fnidley. The
other WAS Miss Lena Wilt, about u years OF
age. The bodies of Miss vii; and the Younger
Miss Faidley were recovered, bnt the third
body had not been recovered at last accounts.
An ice gorge formed in the Hudson river,
Just below Troy, about midnight of Friday, and
one tug was swept from her moorings and an
other sunk. The docks at Troy were flooded
to depth Of siN feet Large fe gprges tprIped
in the upper Delaware at Coheolon and Lack
awaxon, respectively 40 and 20 miles weGt OF
Port Jeryis For a time disastrous Hood was
threatened Ut COhecton, but o channel was
I formed in the gorge which allowed much OF
the water to escape.
/ The Baptist pastors ofChicago have declared
I themselves against professional reviyalists of
the usual kind. and for the following reasons;
{ ''They cultivate q distracted, one-sided relig-