The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-09-09
News of the Week.

Col. Swinley, of the royal artillery, has
bought 500 mules at st. Louis for service in
Egypt.
A steamship from Norfolk to New York
few days ago carried 10000 chickens from
Southwestern Virginia.
Only seven days elapsed after the wedding
of man at Dubuque, Iowa, before he eloped
with the brides cousin.
Samuel Harris, colored merchant, of
Williamsburg, Va, is reported to be worth
S25, 900. He handles $4,000 of goods an
.nually.
The Porte has formally declared Arab
Pasha rebel. A body of English marines
raided the villages between Alexandria and
Meks on Tuesday.
The first of the new three per cent. bonds
will probably be issued on Monday. Bonds
of ali the denominations except the fifty dol
lar bond are now ready.
Col. Robert Beverly, of Fauquier county,
Va, has sold 300 of his fatted cattle to Bal
timore dealer for 500 per head, realizing from
the sale over 100 per cent. profit
A syndicate Of London capitalists have en-
! tered into a contract for the construction of
an electric railway upon the Edison system
between Geneva and FerneX and Geneva and
| St. julien.
Wm Henry and a young son were on their
way to blow up stumps with dynamite cart
ridges. near Shelbyville, Ind, when they
themselves were blown up, fatally injuring
the father.
There are now seven cases of typhoid fever
in the county almshouse at Allentown, Pa.
and it is feared that the disease may spread.
There are a number of cases in families near
the almshouse.
The latest composition by the author of
ssSee that Ny Grave is Kept Green is pc
tition to be pardoned out of Indiana State
prison, where he is serving a term of two
years for forgery.
Claus Spreckles, the San Francisco sugar
refner, having obtained the title in fee simple
from the Hawaiian government to the terrific
nv of Waikiki and the harbor of Kohuhi, will
shortly have from 5000 to 10000 men at work
producing sugar.
Three, Young men have discovered gold
mine 80 miles north of Ell Paso, Texas. A
piece of the ore weighing two pounds contains
$780, A shaft has been sunk seven feet to
the vein, which is three feet wide. ton OF
such ore would be worth 100000.
A boat, containing three men, was capsized
on the Merrimac river Sunday night, at Low
ell, Mass. A. Stockwell, shoe manufactur.
er, recently from England, and one armed
caused the accident, were drowned.
Miss Sarah J. Young, a respectable woman
46 years old, was assaulted near Union City,
Tenn, on Sunday, by negro named Winston
Wade On Tuesday night the negro wa
taken from the courthouse at IL o clock by {
mob of 100 men, and hanged to a limb of ;
tree.
A wreck occurred about midnight Mond a.
between three freight trains on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad at Hanna street, in Harris
burg Some 81 cars were wrecked and two
men are reported injured. One train ran into
another, and another train ran into thu
wreck. All travel was blocked for some
hours.
D. N. Sherwood, postal clerk on the rout'
from Greensboro to Goldsboro' n. c., was OIL
Saturday morning detected robbing the none.
drawer at the latter place. He was arrested
gave bail, and left for Greensboro. On the
way he took laudanum and died after reach
ing Raleigh He leaves family in Guilfort
county.
Maj. Ellis Phipps, whose term as superin
tendent of the Philadelphia almshOuse expired
last Friday, was arrested the night preceding
upon a warrant charging him with embezzlin!
city funds. He gave bail to appear last Fri
day, but did not appear. The bail was for
feited and warrant issued for the arrest o
the fugitive. ..
At Lost Creek, on the Lehigh Valley Rail
road, about three miles from Shenandoah
Pa. Wednesday, the ground settled during
the day, and about 3 O'Clock seam three
feet in width opened for a distance of abou
1000 yards along the line of the railroad
track, impeding for time the running o
trains. The sinking was accustomed by TIN
working of the underlying coal veins.