The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-07-28
News of the Week.

The Grand Army of the Republic is now in
session at Denver, Colorado. The demon
stration on Tuesday was a grand one, over
| 10000 veterans being in line.
Charles Fisherman, patient at the Secord
Hospital for the Insane, at Rochester, Mimi,
committed suicide on Friday by jumping into
the furnace in the boiler room.
1t is reported from Egypt that leprosy has
appeared in addition to cholera. English
doctors will be sent to Egypt. serious out
break of cholera is expected at Bombay.
A subterranean forest, seven feet below the
surface of the ground, has been discovered in
Chasey, Clinton county, N. Y. Many of the
trees are in an excellent state of preservation.
At Hanland, Iowa, on Tuesday, mob of
fifty masked men took Hardy, the Polk City
murderer, from Jail, hanged him, riddled the
body with bullets and then threw it into the
river.
The New York fresh air fund on Monday
sent to Chenango county, n. Y, los poor
children to spend two weeks in the country.
and 120 more children were sent to Essex
county.
Four weeks ago Mrs. Gensberg wandered
from her home at St. Clair Pa, in a fit of
mental alteration. On Sunday her remains
were found in the woods near Schuylkill
Haven.
A minister without a sermon is in as bad a
fix as a lawyer without brief Some sacri-
hgious thief, few days since, robbed Rev.
s. L. Gardner, of the Washington Conference,
of about five hundred sermons.
The Ohio Liquor Dealers Association has
called meeting at Toledo, August 8, to or
ganiZe for an aggressive political campaign
next fall. Invitations have been extended
to all local associations to send delegates.
Miss Nellie Rosenberg, of Philadelphia,
was drowned on Tuesday, while bathing in the
ocean at Atlantic City, in the presence of
hundreds of persons. Several persons were
nearly drowned in attempting to rescue her.
Henry R. Stoddard's extensive stables and
the Gibson House, at Portsmouth, n. H..
were burned Monday morning. Twenty six
horses were burned and large number of
vehicles. The guests of the house had diff
Guilty in escaping.
A cyclone ON Monday demolished the house
of Eugene Henry, five miles from Eaton Ra-
pids, Mich. Mr.. Henry was seriously injured
and will probably die. Three of his children
were killed and his wife sustained severe in
juries, but may recover.
A terrible accident occurred at the blast
furnace in Geddes, n: Y, Monday, by which
eight men lost their lives. They entered the
old lining, consisting of a hundred tons of
brick and mortar, fell upon them.
David Undertake, colored, was hanged
last Friday at Cincinnati for assault on
Maggie Lawson, colored girl years old.
George Mcmillan, the wife murderer, was
hanged last Friday at Canton, Ohio. Robt.
Wilson, colored, was hanged at Memphis,
Tenn, for the murder of Frank B. Russell.
At Leesburg, Va, Sunday night, George
Potter, an old colored man, was murdered
by Flame Guy, also colored. Guy had for
hidden Potter to visit his mother. Finding
him at his mothers house Sunday night he
crushed Potter skull with a brick, stole his
watch and SIS, and made his escape.
Gen. Stone, chief engineer of the Florida
ship canal, who has returned to New York,
pronounces his canal feasible, and says the
engineering problems involved are very sim
pie. The obstacles to be overcome are fewer
than expected. Satisfactory entrances have
been found on both the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts.
During the storm Saturday twelve of the
inmates of Bellevue Hospital, New York,
who were seated on the balconies, were pros
trated by lightning. One was burned on the
arm, and about half the number were picked up
unconscious. All were more or less affected
by the shock, although none were seriously
injured.
A severe storm prevailed at Asbury Park,
n. j., on Monday. The Madison, Gilsey and
Howard Houses were unroofed by the gale,
and six carriages loaded with people were
upset and wrecked A number of tents were
blown down at Ocean Grove. An unknown
colored man was blown to sea in boat and
was drowned.
The "Cuban patriots held meeting in
New York on Sunday, at which addresses
were made by Gen. Bonachea and other
prominent Cubans, urging that every means be
taken to assist in freeing Cuba from the Span
ish yoke. Spanish promises, it was urged,
should be diSregarded because they were
never fulfilled.
A rowboat containing four intoxicated
young men was capsized Sunday on the Har-
lem river, New York. All hands were thrown
into the water and were struggling vainly to
right the boat, when Edward Hanlan, who !
witnessed the scene from the Metropolitan
boat-house, jumped into one of the clubs |
boats and fastened to the rescue, saving all |
four of the young men.
One of the amendments to the military |
law in France, introduced in the French
Chamber, wages war upon bachelors. 1t |
proposes to put all the bachelors into the !
frst-class of reserves to be called out first in |
time OF war, and compelled in time of peace |
to extra drills and man9uvres. 1t also retains /
them on the list of reserves for twelve years
instead of six years, the term for married
men.
President Arthur will start on his trip to /
the Yellowstone Park from Chicago August !
B. He will be accompanied by Secretary !
Lincoln, Surrogate Rollins, of New York, /
Gov. }. Schuyler, of Montana, Senator Vest |
and Gen. Sheridan. They will be escorted |
by troop of the Fifth United States Cavalry
from Fort.Washakie up the valley of the Wind
river, across the main chain of the Rocky |
mountains into the Teton basin, and from
thence to the Upper Geyser basin. This part
of the trip will be made on horseback, and
the baggage and camp equipage will be trans
ported on pack mules. Returning from the
park the party will strike the Union Pacific
Railroad at Livingston.
A carriage containing the skeletons of three
adults and two children, sitting bolt upright
as if in life, has been found near road in
Llano county, Texas under large tree The
tree was shattered by lightning. 1t is sup