The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-08-02
News of the Week.

Six persons were killed by lightning in diff
ferent places in Ohio last Friday and Satur-
day last.
Judge Advocate General Swain has been
suspended from duty, pending his trial by
court martial in Washington.
1t is said that fifty Canadian newspapers
have declared in favor ofindependence. An
nexation finds but few advocates.
A heavy frost, at New Durham and Peter
borough, in New Hampshire, last Friday
night, did serious injury to vegetation.
Rain fell last Friday and Saturday through
out Central and Southern Ohio, allaying the
apprehensions for the corn and potato crop.
1t is reported that a ruby found in Clay
county, N. c., was sold by the finder for SIS,
then for 5000, and, after being cut by lap
idary, for $4,000.
The National Conference of Health Boards
will meet in Washington on the 18th of Au-
gust to take action in regard to the threat
ened invasion of cholera.
The commissioners of York county, Pa.
have decided to issue bonds to the amount of
100000 bearing per cent. interest, for the
creation ola fund to rebuild the county bridges
destroyed by the late flood.
storm in Eau Claire county, Wisconsin,
on Saturday. caused damage to an extent es-
timated at $4,000. Hailstones fell which are
said to have measured six to eight inches in
diameter. ff q
Aaron Cocahman, colored. charged with
having assaulted the wife of u young lawyer
who befriended him, was taken from the Jail
at Blakeley, Georgia, on Saturday evening,
by mob and lynched.
The Secretary of State has been advised
from the City of Mexico that, in compliance
with the request of our Government, the two
W., H,,uonl o-I EAu,ord Vn
lanch, who were recently arrested there upon
the charge of defaming the President of Mex
leo, have been released.
Fifty one men, of various nationalities, and
white and colored, are in the county Jail at
Pittsburg, Pa, on the charge of having as
saulted and robbed Lizzie Bradley in camp
on the Monongahela river. Miss Bradley is
expected to survive her injuries, and her jew
elry, valued at $500, has been recovered.
A special from Beatrice, Neb., says that
severe thunder storm visited that region be-
fore daylight Wednesday morning. Lightning
struck the farm house of Nathan Miller, near
Maryville, Kansas. killing his four daughters
while asleep Their ages were II, ID, and
I, respectively. The mother is in a critical
condition from her bereavement.
Lucy and Tennie Jones. two girls of good
parentage, aged 10 and II years, living near
Gadsden, Ala, committed suicide on Tuesday.
The younger was found hanging in the attic
ia the house. and the elder from tree in the
yard. A young man suddenly disappeared
few days before, and it is believed the ell
der girl was ruined by him, and that in their
shame both killed themselves.
G. ID. Roberts, who is interested financially
in the Bennett Mackny Atlantic cable, says
the cable will be ready for public service on
October /. The cost of the cable will reach
S7,000,000. A company has been organized
to lay cable from Brazil to New Orleans, via
st, Thomas, to cost S3,000.000, which will
work in connection with the Bennett Mackay
cable,
A terrible cyclone passed over Edenton. N.
c., on Saturday, blowing down the hardware
house of s. Dickinson l. Co. and unrootng the
stores of j. Fl. Wood, general merchandise,
and Hooper & Co., drugs, and Barnes Hotel.
A warehouse and several wharves were de-
stroyed. One child was killed and several
persons injured by falling timber.
Thirty head of cattle out Of 200 bought by
n. A. Adams at Kansas City last week, died
with Spanish or Texas fever. A large num-
Der of cattle suffering from the same COM
paint, arrived in Chicago, and were quaran
tined. Another train with 240 head arrived
at Chicago Wednesday from Southwestern
Kansas. Fifteen were found dead in the cars
and 55 had been thrown out dead on the way,
and great many others were sick. Cattle
men deny that the disease is Texas fever, tas
the doctors claim and say that the cattle
were poisoned by eating weeds on the cars.