The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-27
News of the Week.

An Iowa town of 1900 inhabitants is en-
deayoring to maintain twelve church organl-
cations.
Prince Frederick Charles Alexander, broth
or of the Emperor of Germany, died suddenly
on Sunday in Berlin, aged 81 years.
By the mistake of Philadelphia physician,
a girl with the measles was sent to a small
box hospital, where she contracted the more
serious disease.
An explosion occurred on Friday in the
mines of the Harrisburg Copper Company, IN
Adams county, Pa, by which four men were
injured, two fatally.
The windows of New Orleans restaurants
show blocks of clear ice with fish, flowers,
and other articles frozen in the centre. This
is product of the ice factories.
Another contribution of $4,000 marks for
the benefit of sufferers by the flood in Ger
many has been sent from st. Louis to the
president of the German Reichstag.
In bicycle race at Boston Saturday, be-
tween John S. Prince, of Boston, and Louis
T. Frye, of Marlborough, for 5000, ten miles
straight away, Prince won in 81 minutes AZ
seconds.
At Albany, N. Y, Saturday, sneak-thief
robbed the safe of Rufus Rose, insurance
agent, OF So, 800, while three or four clerks
were in the room, the thief escaping without
detection.
Hothouse Strawberries from New Jersey
were sold in New York last week at 20 cents
for each berry, or $40 a quart. The same
dealer expects to have peaches for sale in
few days, at So each.
Two girls of the Salvation Army have each
instituted suit of $4,000 damages for SLAM
der against the Rev. Chas. Pelletreau, rector
of an Episcopal church in Paterson, n. j.
Mr.. Pelletreau criticised the tactics of the
army.
In New York, on Sunday night, Thos. Fitz-
gerald quarreled with Mary A. Morse, to whom
he was paying attention, and stabbed her IN
the region of the heart and in the arm. The
wounds are considered of dangerous char
acter.
Snow fell in Kansas, Iowa and Northern
Illinois on Friday night and Saturday, block
ing the railroads and delaying travel. The
cold wave went southwark. There was a fall
of So degrees in the temperature at San An
tonic, Texas.
The fishing schooner James A. Garfield ar
rived at Gloucester, Mass, on Monday from
Grand Banks without fare. She reports the
loss of six of her crew who were visiting their
travis on January 10. A gale setting in, they
were unable to return to the vessel.
A boy of 8 years died in England, poisoned
by the action of substance used in dyeing
his stockings Sir John Humphrey testified
that several striking proofs had come under
his notice of the danger of wearing many of
the dyed stockings offered for sale.
A hundred and fourteen barrels of beer
flowed into Brandywine Creek last week.
Shich & Tce, brewers, of Lebanan, Pa, did
not wish to pay the tax on the beer to move
it to their new quarters. So, in presence Of
the revenue collector the bungs were knocked
out.
The officers of the leading temperance Or
ganization in Iowa have called a state con-
vention of the friends of temperance, to be
held at Des Moines, February l. to consider
the decision of the Supreme Court, which
held the prohibitory constitutional amendment
not in force.
A store at Gold Mountain, in Nevada, was
robbed on Friday by mounted and masked
men. The proprietor and two clerks were
killed The ''road agents. then went to a
store at Silver Peak and robbed it, killing the
proprietor and one clerk. Two of the robbers
were also killed.
A desperate battle was fought near Tehuan-
tepec some days ago between the seventh bat
talon of Mexican troops and the Tehuante-
pee Indians. The Indians lost 80 men killed
and many wounded. The troops lost so men
killed. including their lieutenant colonel. The
Indians were routed.
The cold wave reached Chicago late on
Saturday night. All trains due at Chicago
on Sunday were delayed by the snow drifts
those on the Baltimore and Ohio Road were
ten hours behind time. Stock in transit, es-
pecially hogs, suffered greatly and many ami
mails have frozen to death.
Seven explosions occurred on Sunday in
seven different buildings of the Giant powder
works, at Point Clement, near West Berkeley,
Cal. One white man and thirty Cinnamon
were blown to atoms. About eight tons of
the powder exploded. Nearly all the build
ings in the neighborhood were set on fire.
August Nebinger, postmaster at Steelton,
near Harrisburg, Pa, was arrested on Satur
day charged with retaining money received
for money orders and extracting money from
letters. The amount is placed at 81 200.
Nebinger admits the deficiency, but says it
was an unwilling crime, and that the money
was used principally in the recent election.
The Governor of Kansas declares that the
consumption of liquor in that state has in
creased since the enactment of prohibitory
laws, and that the number of prisoners in the
the sequence runs as follows More prohibi-
ton, more liquor, more crime. 1t is impossi-
BILE to create honesty, sobriety or holiness by
act of Legislature.
Four Americans, employed in different ca
pacities in Panama and on the canal, have
been arrested and put in the Chiriqui prison
on suspicion of being concerned in the recent
robbery of key of gold intended for the
United States vessels of the Pacific squadron.
The Panama Railroad Company has offered
a reward of $40, 600 for the capture of the of
tenders and the recovery of the money.
Three women are making more money this
season on the American stage than any ten
men. 1t is impossible to get at the precise
figures, as the pay of performers is so exag-
gerated, but it is asserted that Patti receives
81 900 night AS she is going to sing thirty
times during her tour through the states, she
will therefore receive $780, 900. Nilsson will
get about 100000 for fifty concerts. Mrs.
Langtry is said to receive one-third of the
gross receipts, and will get about $4,000.
The Chicago committee for the relief of
sufferers by the floods in the Rhine have sent
a second installment of 10000 marks to Ber
lin, making a total of 10000 marks to date,
and another installment of 26, 600 marks will
be sent soon. Fifty thousand marks have
been raised in Philadelphia for the sufferers
by the floods in Germany. Over $500 were
contributed for the same purpose by citizens
of Reading, Pa, Monday evening. New York
city contributed over 100000 marks.
Two Italian musicians, with couple of
bears, on Saturday put up at boarding house
in Philadelphia, carelessly tying bruins in a
shed in the yard. Mrs. Luccarina, the hos
tess, entered the shed on Sunday to get some
coal, when the bears commenced hugging
her. Her screams brought assistance, but
the animals getting loose, entered the kitchen
and cleared the supper table in short order,
breaking the dishes in their struggle for food
The owners captured the animals before any
one was hurt.
DR.. Charles L. Blood, who had an office at
1915 Hilbert street, Philadelphia, was arrested
on Monday upon complaint of the authorities
of Suffolk, Mass, by whom he is charged with
cheating and defrauding by false pretenses.
1t is said he makes practice of establishing
medical offices in various cities and selling
them at good prices. He also publishes a