The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-03-10
News of the Week,

Extreme destitution prevails il portions of
Ireland:
Phares Cassidy died at Lebanon, Pa, on
Sunday last aged 1O2 years.
The government closed its testimony in the
star-route trial on Tuesday.
The remains of John Howard Payne will
arrive in New York about the 22nd inst.
There seems to be an epidemic of prize
fights in the North. Four have been fought
this week at various places.
The steamer Yazoo sunk in the Mississippi
river Saturday night, shortly after midnight,
near New Orleans, and some thirteen lives
were lost.
The commissioner of pensions informs per
sous entitled to increase of pension under the
recent act of Congress that no attorneys will
be recognized.
At Somervile, Ohio, on Tuesday, an old
farmer, A. j. Wing, was frightened to death
by two mischievous boys, who Personated
murderers
Germany is extending her trade into Italy,
where England has formerly had monopoly.
There is much smuggling, too, between the
countries.
The second pigeon match between Captain
Bogardus and DR.. Carver was shot at the
Chicago Driving Park on Saturday. Carver
won by 81 against 10.
John Peters. one of Il party "belling a
newly married couple near Fostora, Ohio,
was fatally shot Tuesday night in the head by
an unknown person.
! The Governor Of Vermont had the state
offices of that state closed on Thursday, as q
mark of respect to Gov. Alexander Stephens,
who was buried on that day.
/ Mat Braxton, cold arraigned on crimi-
nal charge in the Winchester, Va, court,
struck off the coored talesmen summoned,
preferring an entire white jury.
| James Gilfllan, treasurer of the United
! States, on Monday rendered his resignation to
/ the President through the Secretary of the
Treasury, to take effect April /.
I w. H. Pratt, president of the Bank of Mo.
/ bile and vice president of the Mobile and
! Montgomery Railroad, was run over and kill
ed at Birmingham, Ala, on Saturday.
! C. Samuels, Il prominent dry goods mer-
chant, of Paris, Texas, was shot and killed by
! B. W. Gumpert on Saturday. The same shot
! killed bootblack and wounded a drummer
named Hoffman.
! The residence of John Cook, butcher, OF
! Wilmington, Del, was entered by burglars
/ Friday night. who chloroformed Mr.. Cook
( and his brother and carried off 81 500 from
under their pillow.
/ The Supreme Court of the United States
/ has sustained the validity of the Virginia
! coupon killer bill. Malone seems to have
/ captured the Supreme Court as well as the
! President and Senate.
/ The son and daughter of Zacharah Will
( liams, living near Lawrence, Ohio, aged 1
and =, respectively, went into hay NOW with
matches on Tuesday, and the boy set the hay
/ on fire. The girl was burned up. The boy
died of his injuries
/ Ida H. Hosmer, three feet tall, and Robert
/ H. Huzza, three feet six inches i'll height,
midgets, on exhibition in II Brooklyn museum,
( we've married on Wednesday on the stage OF
! the museum. The bridegroom was u wild
: over.
+ The great -four mills in Minneapolis and
/ throughout the State of Minnesota are moi
/ producing to the extent of one-third OF their
I capacity. A number now running will shut
| down this week because of the scarcity and
/ high price of wheat.
/ Harvey N. Follansbee, clerk to the super
! intendent of the Boston police department
and treasurer of the Police Relief Association
! has embezzled some $50, 80 of invested funds
! of the latter organization. He has been spec
ulatng in stocks.
! Michael Cleary, the pugilst, has brought a
/ suit for DANA ges against Mayor King and
! Police Lieute nant Albright for preventing q
| Sparring exhibition which was advertised to
| take place at the American Theatre, Phila,
/ delphia, about a month ago.