The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-07-22
News of the Week.

There are 6S1 prisoners in the Virginia pen
itentiary and 291 hired out
Long continued rains have greatly damaged
the crop prospects in Ireland.
A Methodist church in Attleboro, Mass,
has organized an Anti gossip Society.
Army worms have appeared in the vicinity
of Fall River. Mass, in large numbers.
Nearly $4,000 harvesters, an unusual num-
Der, have gone from Ireland to England this
year.
The prohibitionists of Illinois have called a
state convention, to be held at Bloomington,
August 8.
Since the yellow fever season set i'll sixty
four ship captains have died of the disease at
Cuban ports.
A FIRE at Smyrna, in Turkey, on Wednes-
day in seven hours destroyed 400 houses and
rendered 5000 people homeless.
Twenty eight bodies have been recovered
from the ruins of the buildings demolished by
u stroke of lightning at Texarkana, Ark.
A hundred and sixty men of Amite County,
Miss, went to Jail for five days rather than pay
their fines for failure to work out the road tax
In Buckingham county, Va, within an area
OF fifteen miles there about forty distilleries
engaged in manufacturing oil from sassafras
root.
Heavy forest fires are raging between East
Tawas, Mich, and Au Sable. Considerable
damage has resulted to the pine and cedar
forests.
The Dunkard church, near East Berlin,
York county, Pa, is to be removed. 1t was
first erected in the year 1880. There is one
grave in the burying ground 1872 years old.
During the last three months 455 agrarian
outrages have been committed in ireland, not
including cases of the sending of threatening
letters. Only thirteen persons have been con-
victed.
The harvesting of winter wheat began in
Iowa last Friday. The best fields will run
from 80 to 80 bushels per acre. Spring wheat
is above the average aud cutting viii begin in
week.
-Four lumber companies of Abingdon, Va,
have eight saw mills in operation and are
putting up eight more. They saw principally
walnut, cherry and poplar for the Northern
market.
A cotton factory, which will give employ
nens 10 over one hundred operatives, was put
in operation at Greenyille, 5. c., Monday
last Less than four months ago the site oc-
eupied by the factory was a vacant lot
One of the latest of canal projects is that Of
q waterway between Liverpool and Manches-
ter, England, so as to make the latter place
accessible at al times By large sea going YES
sells. The lowest estimate OF the cost is $25.-
00o. geo.
Cholera is increasing in and about Toxic
and Yokohama, Japan. The raynges are not
confined 70 the poorer classes, several high
officials having been attacked. The daughter
, OF Prince Arisugawa- the Emperors uncle,
died after brief illness.
/ Senator Hills physicians say that he may
live three months NJ the outside, bat may die
at alaios, any moment. On Monday be was
[ forced agaIn 10 n<e the tube ia taking his food
but on Tuesday and Wednesday took it natnr-
ally. He Is kept very quiet.
Filty-one families Of Russian refugees who
came 10 Philadelphia few months ago sailed
/ from New York }of Europe on the lsth. OF
+ the COO refugees who came to Philadelphia
I only one-third have found employment The
rest were supported BY charitable Hebrews,
and rs q last resort they we're sens back 10
Europe.
Several extraordinary miracles are said 10
/ have happened At the Shrine Of st. Anne de
Bcaupre. in Montreal, by which the deaf.
{ blind and lame were instantly cured Of their
inhrmities. Hundreds Of pilgrims are resort
ing 10 The VARIOUS celebrated shrines IN that
I province. Great numbers are going from the
{ United States.
Corn Is not easily identified. and farmers
abo choose 10 mix their neighboss' crops with
their owH by night can hardly b. convicted.
! In this dilemma, secFut society 81 Ewing,
Z Ind. whips every man suspected Of cora thiey-
I ing IN that asiehborhood, each member stFik-
ing one blow, 40 Is to equalixe the RESPONSE
Z biiiiy for mistakes
On Mendsy night a tso-y ear-old child Of
; Melsin Smith, wealthy gentleman Of Mon
treal. Was abducted. A note was left on the
child pillow demanding EsO,0Co in gold - a
Fansom. and threatening the murder Of the
! child IN case Of refusal. The child was found
( Tuesday night sitting alone on doorstep and
restored TO is parents.
Lieutenant wiasiow, Of the navy, hast week
{ planted io,0o, 600 young oysters IN the New
HAxea. Conn, haEbog. upon new bed. The
E oysters were tso days old. The experiments
( are for the parpoee OF aseertainiRg ~ what
/ time the yoanx oyster must be put into the
water 70 enable Il 20 attach itself 10 the shells
( OF other Substances 0n the bottom.
Mrs- Lincoln, the widow Of the deceased
: President. died Al Springfield, HIS, Sunday
nixht She had been in failing health ever
Z siaee the tragic death al her husband. and az
one time was Supposed 20 have partially lost
I Der rrason- She spent good deal Of time at
I sarioas European health resorts. but Vi late
I hiss been living with her relatives in Illinois
+ Rohlsers Bonner has put $50 coo into horse
I Rexh since 1853. Ii that rear he paid -, 600
I for the lannon's team, Lantern aad Light.
( In 1884 ..PoeahonfRs, who had record Of
/ 9.2sy, vas sold 70 him for so, 1000, s'Dex-
ter cost him sl5.oou, Edward Everett
! 80, Ooo. 'sStArtie" the same sum, s.Raras
represents $3.50 and his latest purchase Is
that Of sKeene Jim" for $1,000.
A dispatch from Masanoras, Mexico, says
that = band uf iiiay revoiufionists, under the
+, leadership Of Emiliano Daniel and Tonala Ze-
freda. ON Tuesday eAplared the town Of Tonaln
/ Ckiapaz. They released all the prisoners in
the jail and armed them. Capt Santa Anna
Guzman, at the head Of eighty gendarmes,
charged the revoluiionists, who retreated,
leaving several killed and woRnded bshind
them.
Joha X. Randolph, living near Pittsburgh,
believing that the Lord Is soon 20 visit the
earth With another aoed, is building an ark
after the pattern Of the vessel Of Noah. Il IS
a2s Net IN length by Forty feet IN width, aud
will have = capacity of one hundred toms. He
looks far the aood by the middle OF October.
! In the Iasan time he Is making arrangements
for The reception Of as many representatives OF
the animal kingdom As he can hnd, and Is
sending invitations TO q great many persons
,xhr,tsa ~ wishes 10 save.