The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-02-10
News of the Week.


is living in New Orleans with his mother and
sister, decidedly unsettledin his wits.
During a now-storm at Burlington, Iowa,
last Friday, loud peals of thunder were heard,
accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning
w. S. Walcott, of New York, on Monday
| finished the undertaking to eat pair of par
tridges every day for thirty days, and won the
wager of $3.50. .zs=.a=z---z.s.-zssss..-.-
Eighteen hundred visitors registered at the
various hotels at Jacksonville, Fla, last week,
whilst number of others secured accommo-
datons at the boarding houses.
The exports from Norfolk, Va, for the
month of January aggregated $2,2o2,92l in
value. Among the exports were A ,876 bales
of cotton and over one million OF slaves.
In a 90 mile ice yatch race on the Hudson
on Tuesday for the championship of America,
Mr.. E. Harrison Sanford Avalanche, of the
Poughkeepsie Club, won in 81 minutes.
In shooting affray at Catulla, Texas, be-
tween Green Mccullough and Charles Hogg,
Judge Williams was accidentlly killed while
sitting in his office by bullet from McCul-
loughs pistol.
The scales of leaf tobacco at Danville, Va,
for January, 1888, were 2,S40,000 pounds,
averaging S10.89 per cwt. The sales OF the
preceding January were 2,347,OO pounds,
averaging $500 per cwt.
The shoe shops of the Goodyear Metallic
Rubber Company and the Goodyear India
Rubber Glove Company, at Naugatuck, Mass,
are to be shut down indefinitely February 10,
throwing out nearly 800 hands.
A fire broke out Sunday night in Zabinski's
millinery story, in Jersey City, and spread to
other buildings The total loss was about
$50, 900. Twenty families are rendered
homeless Several persons were badly burn
ed
Peter Heffner, residing near Fleetwood,
Berks county, Pa, accidentally threw light
ed match into keg of powder. An explo-
sion followed and Heffner, his wife and two
year-old child were severely burned. The
child will die.
John Carroll went to his home in Scranton,
Pa, on Saturday morning, barred the doors,
broke up the furniture and fatally beat his
Wife A three months old babe was knocked
from its mothers arms and severely hurt
Carroll was arrested.
Wednesday night, while officiating at a marrl-
age service, Rev. G. G. Bronson, pastor OF a
Congregational church, at La Sale, Illinois,
fell dead at the feet Of the couple whom he
was marrying just as he pronounced them
husband and wife.
A soap mine has been discovered in Cali
fornia. The substance is q deposit of white
earth, free from grit, and impregnated with
small percentage of potash. 1t is easily sliced
into bars, and, for cleaning purposes, IS II
fair substitute for manufactured soap.
12.OO0-barrel oil tank at Cooper Station,
Forest county, Pa, burst on Monday and set
fire to the United Pipe Line pump station,
burning it. Amers DaveY was burned to
DEATH Mr.. Cal. Heegar and boy were badly
injured. The loss will probably reach $780,
600.
The Union iron and steel works at Chicago
were closed last Friday. Two thousand men
are thrown out of employment. Judgments
have been entered up against the company
amounting to 81 ,O6G, 800. Judgments
amounting to $780, 600 are i'll favor of Amasa
Stone, of Cleveland.
Two Italians, employed on the Slattington
and New England Railroad, roomed together
in a building near Triechlers Station, Pa.
On Saturday one of them was murdered by
his companion. His head was split open, and
bloody Ratchet was found in the room.
The murderer escaped.
Indianapolis has been for years considered
the great railroad centre of the West, because
twelve railroads run direct into it. But at the
present time Des MONIES has eleven main
want of Accommodations, run in on leased lines,
making thirteen distinct companies.
August Diefenthal, an emigrant, recently
dropped dead, of heart disease in New York,
and was given pauper's grave. His brother in
Germany subsequently informed lawyers here
that August had money with him. The body
was eXhumed on Tuesday. 1t had three
shirts OH and in pocket at the back of the
inner one was found 81, 09l.
Forty-seven of the Huagarians who were
recently arrested for alleged completely III the
railroad war at Bangor, Pa, have brought
suit against Superintendent Fish, of the le-
high and Lackawanna Railroad, who made
the complaint against them Squire jackson,
who issued the warrant, and Constable Jack
son, who served it. Each complainant claims
$1,000 damages.
Reports received at l.ynchburg on Monday
represent that there is some alarm throughout
the southwestern counties of Virginia owing to
the prevalence of smallpox i'll that section
The disease has abated at Salem, but has
made its appearance at Bristol Rural Retreat,
Central and several other towns along the
Norfolk and Western Railroad and in the in
TERROR counties
A dispatch from Bombay says that the
Raiah of Junagur- Kaatywar recently raised
this. refused to pay the same and three hun
bred of them assembled, armed, claiming re-
dress. The Rajah dispatched 700 police to
suppress the disorder. They attacked the
Ryots, killing 20 and wounding many others.
Seven Of the police were wounded.
After several consultations an agreement
has at length been reached between COM
mittee of citizens of Memphis, Tenn, and the
local creditors for a settlement of the debt OF
that defunct municipality, which in round hg-
ures aggregates about S., 100000. The terms
of settlement, as agreed upon, are to fund the
debt at fifty cents on the dollar in bonds, Tor
thirty years, with six per cent interest.
Lolita Rama, beautiful Cuban girl, aged
10 years, on Tuesday evening sent messen-
ger into the armory of the Twenty second
New York Regiment and asked First Lieut..
Geo. B. Hart, of the regiment, to meet her
on the street. When he came out she fired
five shots at him from a revolver, meme OF
which struck him. She said that he deserted
her, and that she intended to take his life.
She was arrested, but Hart announced his
purpose not to prosecute.
Last Saturday. at Little Rock, Arkansas,
when the Creek orphan money was distributed
among the tribe, one of the Euchees band re-
ceived $4,000. The mans good luck drove
daylight he shot two of his companions, kigia
Brown and John Buck, through the head
while they were sleeping. In the attempt to
capture the lunatic, Jim Barrett was MORALLY
wounded. The Indian then took shelter under
a wagon and defended himself with firearms.
1t being impossible to capture him, he was
killed by volley.
A bill has been introduced in the Florida
Legislature to incorporate the international
Railroad and Steamboat Company of Florida"
with capital stock not t. exceed $l5, 000, 900,
to construct a railroad rom point on the
Gee rgia line to Key WesS and Tampa, Fla.
The length of the contemplated road is est
mated at 400 miles, ard the bill provides that
the State of Flarida .sns.ll grant the company
Is, 900 acres of land for each mile of road com
pleted, in return 60 The ''large amount of
traffic and trade Trough the entire length of
the State to ana from the West Indies, Mexi-
co and Central and South America which it
is claimed the construction of the road would
secure. .-
The New York board of aldermen has unan-