The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-07-08
News of the Week.

a decrease of S7s6, 020. IA from last year.
Smallpox is reported to be prevailing to
an alarming extent in Indian Territory.
The courthouse at Magnolia, Miss, with all
the records and papers, was destroyed by hire
Saturday.
Numerous effgies were hung, burned and
shot throughout the country on the day Gui-
teau was hung.
In drunken brawl in Forward township,
Pa, Tuesday, Hugh Keller fatally shot two
brothers named Pritchard.
Anna Louise Cary, the famous songstress,
was married last week to G.. NJ. Raymond,
retired New York broker.
Over 900 Mormon proselytes arrived at
New York from Europe on Monday, and pro-
ceeded to Salt Lake, at once.
1t costs the United States little more than,
SIS, 900 year to fire the sunrise and sunset
guns at the several military and naval stations.
Five Culpepper county, IVA farmers have
recently sold an aggregate of 10, 900 pounds of
wool clipped this season from their own sheep.
Nathan Briscoe. a farmer, of Ernestown,
Ontario, while handling bees a few days ago
was stung on the forehead and died in 10
minutes.
At Mandan, D. T., on Monday, during a
wife on his lap was killed by lightning and his
wife paralyzed
Mr.. O'Donnell was suspended from the
British House of Commons last Monday for
two weeks on account of language used in de-
bate on Saturday.
Col. Noah S. Orr, the giant at Bunnell' 5
Museum, is dead. He was native of Ohio,
weighed $50 pounds and was well proper
toned. His height was seven feet four IN
ches.
Near Taylorville, ILL., last Friday, Miss Bond.
school teacher. belonging TO very good
family, was brutually assaulted by two tramps
aud then tied in a chair in the garnet OF the
schoolhouse,
The captain Of the British steamer Strath-
airlie was last week fined S11, $50 by the United
States Court at San francisco, Cal, for bring
ing Chinese passengers IN excess OF the NUM-
Der allowed by law.
Rhode Islands FIRST case under the Eff
teeuth Amendment is that of negro lawyer,
who was refused admission to a skating rink
on account Of his color, and procured the IN
dictment Of the managers
Mr. j. Bancroft Davis, Assistant Secretary
of State, has resigned, 10 take effect upon the
appointment of his successor. Mr. Walker
Blaine. Third Assistant Secretary of State. has
also rendered bis resignation.
II Is reported that the peace party is gain
ing strength in Chill which Is opposed 10 pro-
eeeding to extreme measures against Peru
( The President himself is in favor of peace,
and Is bringing moderate men into has cabl-
net
An excursion boat, with about 500 passen-
gers on board. was run into on the Ohio river
near Cross Creek, on Tuesday night, by an
other steamer, and SINK Immediately IN 81
taea feet of water About twenty persons
( ueEe drowned.
{ n X Fairbaak and other capitalists OF
+ Chicago are about 70 build splendid music
hall and art museum, to cost not less than q
million and quarter Of dollars, and to occa-
~ 30 fees on the corner OF Michigan avenue
and Monroe street
+ Miss Peek, Of Michigan, aud Miss Pinneo,
Of Colorado, rode tea.mile race NJ IsocRes-
F Ter. y. y, GA the 9Th. for purse Of $4,000.
Miss Peek won in - minutes and 81 seconds.
( making niBe changes. She subsequently Fede
{ IN q mile dash without saddle.
A coloFrd crank IN New YORK has warned
the police Of plot to assassinase President
Arthur. CenklinE aud Grant He said he had
visited the Presidents hoase, bst 'Mrs. Ar
thur told him that the President was cut.
The President Is a widpwer.
The Forestry laws Of Kansas have been
fruitful Of permanent results. L IS asserted
thar there have heeu planted in that state
s. 200 acres 81 trees. About 5000 acres Of
these arr black walnat, aud win make haad-
s0sne returns IA eight OF nine years
A meeting Of the Eagiish holdsfs Of Nir-
gsnia stale bonds was held in London on The
Alb. al xhich Il was resolved that a memorial
b. allsxssed 20 President Arthur. calling his
attention, ts the action Of the Virginia lesisla-
tare rsYuasaiing their Just obligations
Investigation by the FFcaeA Past.oiElce has
brought 10 light the fast that old postage
stamps are collected By the million, for tbs
purpose af dcfraading the government BY
csestiug Assd assag them over again. The
same thing has been dose in this country.
Short rasrov gauge railroad roates are be-
eamias gsepular 10 Pennsylvania. Within q
days charters have been granted 81 Harrisburg
for railroads. Of three teet gauge with m az
gresate mileage 81 lga miles, the entire CAPT.
sal stock of al the roads being 81 $4,000.
The State register nor has the retnrns 81
the vote Soc the prohibition amendment 10 ths
Iowa eoisstitaton from 81 the coantiss in fhe
State. rs sha ~ counties the amendment has
aggregate usajorities foF Il Of -. - and aggre
gate usajoFities against It Of II SIT, giving il .
nes majority q - s0T-
A eroecrv firm of Chicago, IN advertising q
baking fssslsg, had the pictnre % Gen. y. +.
Butler on their placaEsis as a baker, engaged
ia preparing deagh. with a SILVER spoon stick
ing from bis pocket Gen. Butler attempted
70 have the hrm Indicted for libel. but tbs
grand jaEs declined 70 DO IL
ST. Psalss Episcopal Cathedral, ia Indian
aYolis, being wrecked BY q wiad-StoEm, He
brew congregation prottered their synagogue
for use on sunday. Other arrangements had
been made. but the exchange of letters on
The subject Vas exceedingly cordial, the reply
from the church be:ng written by Hon. 1ios.
A. Hendricks, warden.
late aaxieas from Honolala are TO the ef.
feet that the government n; HunolulG has on
foot projeet for PaoPling the Hawaiian arch.
ipelago with eolOred lahorers from the United
States ard their families. Il is proposed q
transport immigrants this class othe islands
Al The expense Of the government, without
any eharge whatever 10 the passenger
There is lamcntable lack Of Faith in the
efficacy ii conversion amongst the penltentla.
r. officials at Frankiort, ny. The reytyallsi
Barnes converted thlsty hive OF the conuets,
Who wanted 70 be baptized, and they were &C,
eor.l;nalv taken 70 the river for that purpose
in wagons surrounded BY guards armed with
rifles ready 70 shoot down any Of the converts
who sought 10 escape.
a tornado swept ever portion of Craw.
ford county. Kansas. ON Monday night, and
overturned number Of houses and barns.
As far A. heard from, no lives we're lost. bit,
tie Rock, arkansas. was also visited by tor
nado on Monday night, which attained We
lacity Of three miles miuute. The damagt
was confined So the unroohng Of houses and
ovcrinruing of trees and fences.
ON leaving her home in Licking county,
Ohio, last fall, Aura VI. Scott left her skirt
behind heF and wens to Cincinnati in male
clothes Although oBly Is, and no; coarse
in form or features, she readily passed for q
boy Perhaps the deception made easy
BY her careless manner Of smoking, drinking
and swearing. She was successfully por.
ter. a clerk in notion store and conductor
of horse car, before being found out
Madam Adele made balloon ascensios
from Osweeo. New York, Tuesday afternoon
and was carried ont over Lake Ontario. AT.
ter throwing out everything 70 keep up, hop
ing to strike current that would carry her
back to the land, she saw a tug on the lake
apparently following her. She then opened
the valve and came down in the water aboui
seven miles from lafl, elinging to the balloon,
She was dragged through the water several
miles, and was finally picked up in a very ex-
hausted condition by tug, which was on the
lake with an excursion party, about seventeen
miles west OF the city. She was IN the water
nearly an hour