The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-04-07


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Revivalist Bliss told a Boston congregation
that Moody and Sankey received lively re-
ception at Oxford. Six hundred undergrad
yates attempted to break up the first meeting.
They boisterously applauded Sanky when he
sang and Moody when he preached. On the
second night they interrupted the services by
rafting their canes. Moody went down
among them, seized two of the principal dis
turbers, and declared that he would throw
them out if they did not keep quiet This
put an end to the young mems bad behavior.
Solomon Fagly was broug hit out of his burn
ing house with great difficulty by two brave
fellows, at Peru, Ind. He was nearly sutfo-
Gated, but, on regaining consciousness, at
tempted to go back into the house for some
money that was in the garnet. He broke
away from those who tried to hold him, and
cimed up ladder into the blazing upper
story. He never came out though he reached
the treasure and his hands were full OF coin
when his body was found.
At the Tewkesbury Mass almshouse in
vestigation on Wednesday, Governor Butler
said he expected to prove that dead bodies
had been delivered, some to be skinned and
some to be tanned. He demanded the books
containing the records of the sale of bodies.
Thomas Hall, an employe, testified to the
sale of bodies while he was at the almshouse.
Papers were filed at Albany, N. Y, on
Wednesday organizing the Globe Telephone
Company, with capital of S1O,0O0,O0O, for
doing a telephone business throughout the
United States. The purpose is to use instru-
ments that will overcome all the present OBJ
stacleS, and permit conversations over the
longest distances.
Eliza Pinkerton, notorious for the part she
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is, according to the Canton Pilot, prisoner
in the Jail of Madison county, Mississippi, for
law breaking. Recently she gave birth to
twins, one of whom is called Rutherford b.
Hayes and the other Stanley Matthews.
The barn and stables of Jesse Holbert, near
Goshen, n. Y, were destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night Forty four cows and two
horses wer. burned. The dairy was one OF
the finest in the country, and the animals
burned were Holstein and belted cattle.
Forty-two cattle. mostly from the herd OF
the Leary Brothers, Canada, were sold at
Chicago on Wednesday at auction for $40, $50.
The highest priced animal was Polled Angus
bull, which brought 81, 150 Another bull OF
the same herd brought 200.
A religious sect in Switzerland contem-
plates emigration in mass to the Argentine he
public for the purpose of escaping military
service at home, it being contrary to their doc
trines to bear arms or take part in warfare.
The Department of Agriculture has pur-
chased farm in the vicinity of Washington,
and will establish hospital for the expert
mental treatment of domestic animals.
John A. Wilson, his wife and two daughters
were burned to death in house near Hart
wick, Otsego county, N. Y, on Thursday.
Representative Tom Ochiltree has received
his salary, the Comptroller having withdrawn
his objections.
Senator Bayard will deliver the Grafton at
the commencement of the Yale law school.
A Union depot, to cost $4,000, is to be
built at Charlotte, n. G..