The Democratic advocate., 1882-02-18
News of the Week.

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Peter Cooper was 81 years old ON Sunday
last. He is still engaged in business, and APP
pears hearty and healthy.
Mr.. Longfellow's seventy-ffth birthday is
to be celebrated at Portland, on February 81,
by the Maine Historical Society.
Three tanks, at Olean, n. y, containing
100000 barrels of oil, caught fire on Sunday
night, causing loss of Sll5,00o.
The commission appointed in Germany to
revise Luthcr's translation of the Bible has
held its last sitting and brought its work to i
close
The Natural Bridge property in Virginia,
consisting of 1900 acres, has been sold by the
Allegheny Coal and Iron Company TO H. c.
Parsons for $4,000.
4 Savannah despatch reports that George
Allen, cashier of the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railroad, is defaulter for about
$4,000 and has disappeared.
An ordinary days business on change in
Chicago is the sale of about 10000, 600 bush
els of grain. On Saturday the sales amounted
to nearly 10000, 600 bushels.
Sebastian Merwarth, who as soldier ac-
companied Napoleon in his famous march to
Moscow, died near Easton, Pa, ON Sunday,
in the Goth year of his age. He was wounded
in the battle of Leipsic.
4 telegram from Panama SAYS the difficulty
between Guatemala and France, arising out
of the attack on a member of the French Le-
CATION, has been compromised in Paris, and
satisfaction viii be given by Guatemala.
a novel kind of fishing IS practised by di-
yer at Burlington, Iowa. Clad in his suit, he
descends into the river at point where large
numbers OF catfish are gathered by an eddy,
and catches them easily with an iron prong.
President Elliott, ofthe Riley County Bank,
at Manhattan. Kansas, was rearested ON Sat
urlay. 1t is said Investigation disclosed that
he had SaS, 900 of the capital of the bank. but
case no satisfactory account ofits disposition.
\ girl at CaTroltou, Ark, was betrothed to
one man while she desired to marry another.
She married the first, but promised the second
that at the end of six months she would elope
with him. This arrangement has been carried
out.
Noble Butler, A. NJ, well.kuown edaea-
tor and the author of many school books, died
ON Sunday night at Louisville. Ky, after an
illness of several weeks duration. Mr.. But
ler was born in Washington county, Pa, in
July, 1910
-Four boys got into DeuverIheatre free by
using a skeleton key on a side door. They
enjoyed their deadheadism every evening for
"A week and were only detected when they be-
gan to let IA other froys at half the regular
price OF admission,
The report Of the secretary Of internal at
fairs Of PENNSYLVANIA shows that there are !,
i73. 769 taxables in the state and the value OF
the taxable real estate property last year was
Of property exempt.
The village ofJetteu. IN Switzerland, which
WIS built on an ancieuf mOraiae, Is threatened
with destruction. The ground ON which il
stands j. IN motion Several houses have al.
ready been engulfcd. and the village will prob
ahy have 90 BE- abandoned,
The managers of the Infantry hall skating
rink AZ Providence, we're summoned on Mou-
day 10 apf.ear before the United States COM
missioner 10 answer a complains, brought under
the evil rights act for refusing admission 70 a
eolarcd lawyer because Of his ooloF.
Tho ship T.. b. Carver. which arrived at
New York on Saturday, from Java. lost au-
ring the voyage the captains wife. FIRST nsate
aud threr sailors, who died Of iyphe- nalaFial
tcver, contracted while the ship was anchored
near a layaase swamp Others on board
suffered fr,m the disease.
The latest improvement IN teiegraphy Is a
mechanical device whereby 4 type writer NJ
uIss point. connected by vim with similar
instrument at another point, wviies out any
message sent over Il without the intervention
ai the usual telegraph operator. 4 person
Sbo can Use typewriter eau send his own
mcssaEe.
Rev. Dr. Simeon Parinalee. who had been
for sixty years a regularly stationed Pastor Of
the Congregational Church. died ia OsweEo,
New York. on the ltsh inst, al the age Of 100
wars aud "a days His wife. who survives
him. i ~ wears II age. and he leaves S3 lin.
cal ldescendznts. His eldest child, daughter.
IL - wears of age.
An old couple named Rogers, living IN a
hus near Ray D E.speir, Newfoundland, were
snowcd in for some weeks, and their little
s1ippiy af provisions became exhausted. The
oi1 man died of epld snd hunger, aud the wo-
man thea attempted to resch the nearest
house. several n,iles distant, but teli in the
snou an a bleak hillside, where she was found
in a dyiRS condition.
4 lev weeks age Garret Benaeti, Of Point
Pleasant. " j., purchased los Of second
hand school books IN New York. Foar mem
bcr. Of his family are nov III with snall-po
One 81 the children Of Walter Bruce Is at the
poia, of death wiih she same disease. The
scho0l books undoubtedly caused the Oat.
break. and A. shey we're used BY many chi
dten in the village, the people are much
frightened.
Prof John ". Klein, OF Hartford, Ky.
writes TO the Louisville C'estrisr. Jestrsai 10
annoanee that another comet will appear da-
ring the later part of February in the north
sru heavcas. near the constellation Ursa Ma
ser Prot. Klein at trst predicted that u
would appear early in March. but from later
observations he thiuks I, will make It's appear
anee during the dark of The moon ia the
pFcseH, mouth.
Aa iiumease tract IL land SET aside by tho
state of Texas 10 pay for the erection Of a new
State House has been transferred 10 Ahner
Taslar, C. h. Farwell aud John v Farweli.
of Chicago, aHd A. e. Babeoek, of Canton.
Illinois This tract II land Is in the northwest
corner Of the state, and the survey extends
south from the Indian Territory a distance of
l97 miles, with an average width Of p miles.
Two railways are already projected through
that scetion.
The trial Of Porter G. Ransom for killing
Henry ". Bullock. al FL Paso, H., resulted
in an ac0aittal This verdict displeased the
people. and there was talk Of lynching Ran
som. but Il was finally decided 20 merely eN-
press public opinion ia mass meeting. On
this occasion every clergyman IN the county
sat on the platform, the Mayor Of FL Paso pre-
sided. and speeches were made by lawyers and
ministers Resolutions were passed blaming
the Judge, the Jury. and the prisoners eoHn-
sell
The Ifesse RssIiesle Be{ge describes two
united children. born in 1877 at I4aeona. Italy,
and lately exhibited at Vienna. Each has
well formed head, perfect arms, and a separate
thoraN, with perfect yiscera, but they unite AT
the sixth rib, and there Is bat one abdomen,
and Que right and lefi leg. Each has power
over the corresponding leg only. Thus Bap-
tiste commands the right leg, and Jacob the
left Each child has its own emotions, and
pne will laugh while the other cries.
Baby insurance has taken the place o; grave
yard insurance in Pennsylvania. The head Of
! family at Pottsville recently insured two of
his children, the eldest three years and the
Youngest nine months. The latter died, and
he father received IS, the agreement being
hat he was to pay five cents a week on the
,hild, and if it died inside of six months he 1
was to receive S., and If il did not die until
he expiration of a year he was to get sic. 1t
S said that in many cases large families of
children have been insured.
Edward NJ. Kirkland, one OF the senior /
members of the firm of Kirkland, Humphreys I
Co, of st. Louis, and clerk in the house,
vas arrested ON Saturday night as he was about .
o leave on a west-bound train. He is charged 4
With having forged the firm name to check
or $500, and collected the amount from the I