The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-03-08

AT Lafayette, INDIANA, young man named
Geary committed suicide some time ago. In
accordance with rule of the church and by
direction of Bishop Devenger he was refused
interment in the consecrated portion OF the
Roman Catholic cemetery His father ap-
peaed to the courts, who decided against the
church, and the body was inferred in the
cemetery. On Sunday the elder Geary was
accommodated, and the ground where his
son is buried was declared desecrated so long
as the body remains in it. A strong guard Is
patrolling the cemetery, threats having been
made to remove the body by force.
Generals A. b. Pleasanton, w. H. Averil
f! and Thomas L. Rosser, three of the most dis
tinguished cavalry officers of the late war,
dined together at St. Louis hotel few days
ago. All graduated at West Point, land Pleasan.
ton and Averi became major generals in the
Union armies, whilst Rosser rose to the rank
of lieutenant general in the Confederate SER
vice. Pleasanton and Averill are noy poor,
and efforts are being made to place them on
the pension rolls, whilst Rosser, who came
out of war without cent, is said to be worth
half million dollars, made in railroading in
the Northwest in lucky investments.
The Postmaster General has arranged for q
| fast mail train between New York and Chi
cage, to leave New York via the New York
| Central and Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern at $50 p. N. 1t will reach Cleveland Of
/ LIZ D. M, where important connection will
be made for the South and West via Cincin-
natl, Louisville and st. Louis. 1t will reach
Chicago at H. % n. M, making the entire run
4 from New York in twenty seven hours. Be-
sides giving the quickest through service ever
had between New York and Chicago, the
train will perform way service between these
points.
Desire Boudoir, the young French Cana
dian, reached Dover, New Hampshire, from
Canada, Sunday night. Upon alighting from
the train he said to some Frenchmen about
the depot: 81 am Desire Boudoir, who killed
Ed. Grant at Grant Falls, for which the Jury
convicted my father. Rather than have him
suffer probably life Imprisonment, / have
come back to suffer the penalty of the crime. y
Budoir was arrested and taken to the station,
where he said he threw the kettle that killed
Grant, believing at the time that mob was
attacking the house. He will be held for the
September court. Counsel for the father, who
has been convicted but not sentenced for the
murder, will then ask pardon for his client.
Rev. Charles A. Dickey, of Philadelphia,
received from the treasurer of the Charity Ball
fund Saturday a check for 81, 700 for the Pres
byterian Hospital, of which he is president.
The use of the name of that institution in con-
nection with the ball gave great offense to
many Presbyterians. Rev. DIR. Macintosh
offered resolution before the board of man.
ayers that if any money should be rendered as
part of the proceeds of the bah it should not
be received until the board of trustees had an
opportunity of expressing its opinion. The
resolution was defeated by a vote of 10 to 8.
One OF the members of the board declared
that he would receive money from the pro-
eeeds of whisky shop or gambling table
and use it for the sick and poor. The money
,uas Afterwards refused