The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-11-29
News of the Week.

Six persons were drowned on the Tennes.
see river, near Stevenson, Alabama, on Sat
urday, by the upsetting of skif.
In the Vermont House of Representatives
on Tuesday local option liquor license bill
was defeated by vote of 123 noes to Y ayes.
The hog cholera is spreading on Long Is
land, and many farmers are killing off all their
hogs to prevent them from becoming victims
to the disease.
A fire in Lisbon, Dakota, on Saturday, de-
stroyed $4,000 worth of property and burned
to death twenty horses and a man named
Samuel McGregor.
The house of William Caddy, at Ripley,
Pa, was burned on Sunday morning. Caddy,
an old man, persisted in the flames, and his
wife was severely injured.
The Shenandoah Iron Works, in Page
county, Virginia, which suspended three
weeks ago on account of n difficulty about
wages, have resumed, the trouble being set
tied
Armstead Williams, colored, accused of
having attempted to assault a widow and her
daughter, was taken from the Jail at Madison,
Florida last Friday afternoon, and lynched
by mob.
A violent storm passed over Thibodeaux,
Louisiana, on Saturday afternoon, doing
much damage, and wrecking a large sugar
house. A man was killed by lightning.
Several places on the ST. Lawrence river,
between st, Flavie and Gaspe, were shaken
by an earthquake last Friday evening. The
extreme duration of the shock was forty-fve
to fifty seconds.
Four ambassadors from China passed
through Ell Paso, Texas, on Sunday, on
their way to the City of Mexico They seek
the enactment of law allowing Cinnamon
to become Mexican citizens.
The members of the Cattlemen's associa-l
ton, in session at St. Louis, last week sent
$1,000 to General Early for the relief of thei
sufferers by the plague in the border countie
of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Presbyteries representing number
States have been in session at Xenia, Ohio,
for the purpose of taking measures to kave
organs excluded from churches. Resolutions
to lay the matter before the next General
Assembly were passed.
An ant-liquor mob in BladensbuA Ohio,
on Saturday night, attacked the q Jon of al
man named Chaplin. They struck I'm on the
head with stone, causing won 4 of which
he soon afterwards died, and thI spilled al
his stock in the street.
Two men named Ryan and Walters, sale
IrOln DrlIlSH laSJ week, D
sloop with nineteen Cinnamon whom the
intended to smuggle into Washington Teri
tory. The sloop capsized and the who
party were drowned.
A violent gale accompanied by heavy II
prevailed Sunday evening at Scranton, Pen
The wind reached velocity of nearly
miles per hour, and number of roofs
signs were damaged, while signs and WING
were broken and telephone and telegraph
levelled.
In accordance with the wishes of Nj
cretia R. Garfield, Hon. John Randolph
er has been appointed a guardian
minor children of the late President
Mr.. fuckers trust includes all
owned by Gen. Garfield in Virginia
A telegram from Pittsburg says ii
town Rolling Mill, which has beey
months, resumed on Monday, am
will be kept running all wint
pected that the new pipe mill
by the same firm will stat
giving employment to 800 me
The fatal disease which ha
several of the mountain couI
and which is attributed to
supply, is described by phi
typhoid dysentery. The di
ingl 1t has had' $50 victiI
alone, while it has been a
in Lee, Buchanan and Di
A slight earthquake
New Hampshire, SUNDAY
paak two o'clock. 1t WI ~