The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-04-12
News of the Week.

Mr.. James IL. tGSSeil OF winchester, va,
sold last week 60 head of cattle, averaging
over 200 pounds
At Kingston, New York, on Wednesday,
Christian Seibert was sentenced to three
months Imprisonment for attempted suicide.
The snow storm of Wednesday prevailed
over large extent of country, reports of
deep SHOWS being received from points in
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and
Indiana.
A train on the Louisville Railroad was de-
rallied near Belleville, Illinois, on Thursday
night of last week. About thirty out of a
party of forty-fve emigrants to Virginia were
injured, and an infant was killed.
An old shaft of the Albright mine at Braid
wood Illinois, was flooded on Saturday while
two hundred men were in the mine. All
escaped except five Italians. who worked in
remote part of the mine and are supposed to
be drowned.
The house of Carl Schultz, in Harrisville.
Michigan, was entered last Friday night by
three masked men, who beat Schultz, his wife
and daughter into insensibility, murdered his
son. and robbed the house of s.: 900 i'm Ger
man gold.
A special Grand Jury, composed of lead
ing business menwas empanelled in Cincinnati.
1t is understood they will be charged with
aLe InVes 81 VI !ne n''e rot, ana OF
Rerner casc - '-'
n a, railway va Goilislon occurred on Wednesday
At plach MOCK on Ine hlngstown Ine, few
I hllles south Oh Dupln, lrelanu' between
five persons were injured.
A hre IN Chatham, Virginia, ON Sunday
nfgnt' uGT:tloyeu me equity jan, newspaper
ioS g goo ono anu i4ua seores' causing
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Inc SURVIVORS OF the Sixth. pennsylvania
oaValry nave extended an invitation to the
members OF the olxtn ana seventh Virginia
cavalry regiments (Coniederate) 10 attend
reunion OF the pennsylvania regiment at
flItsouig May oo' T.
The Dominion Government Inspector. of
Live Stock has lately returned from La Prairie
country, and reports that four htths of the
sheep IN that country and infected with dis
ease, and that strict quarantine of the infect
ed districts is being enforced.
An incendiary fire in Christiana. Penna
on Saturday night, DESTROYED the new livery
stable of John Acres and Sheeler's carpenter
shops, and damaged the Masonic Hall and
j. ID. Harrar u Sons stores. As this is the
third attempt to fire the town, vigilance
committee is proposed.
Fopr robbers entarad tbe store oe-I, pa;oh
bereer. at NeweIlfon Louisiana Wadnasda,
night of last week. for the purnose of robbery
Being discovered. thew killed Raicbbaroer!s
cook an old colored woman and SLnt "a
severely wounded Reichberger. The ruffians
were arrested. The leader of the gang, Chas.
Davis, had been a clerk in the store.
Thomas F;tzgaraId Io,vvor of R.,to,,;o
New York shot bimself in b;S of;oo -, So
dav afternoon. and is NOT axnected ~ .aoo,,a.
He had been ouiltv of saveraI foroor;as v,b;oL
he had confessed and ;s sunnoSod ~ ~
shot himself IN escana tbe ,,on;tar,;ar,,
Fitzgerald is only 26 wears of ace He has a
wife and two children, the younger born last
week.
The wife of DIR. /. L. Reach n nrom;nent
physician of Altoona. Pa. was found murder.
ed on Monday morning. in a room of her
house her head heinz almost sevarad from
her body, Her husband was arrasted and
confessed the crime They had been married
only year. but lived unbappilv together.
She was about 40 wears of oqe and had been
previously married he is a
n, cct,,rda,, .;,L. o.:oa e.
baord onr,;nrr fn't, L e,iJs Lot nGip were
Erie, PENNSYLVANIA. and on Saturday after.
noon some boys going through the woods
found the body of man leaning AGAINST a
small tree, to which he was tied bya rome
around the neck. Nothing was found on him
to establish his identity. but a slim of naner
in one of his pockets bore the name of II,
C. Knoll, Buffalo,
Dir Salmon Veter;,or;on of tho Aor;o,,,
tnroI Drnartmant has ret"rred W ' Wash;nn
ton and made y nrel;m;narv eu ra W. a an ~
alleged foot and month d;saase Th;ob he boz
10 ~ ~ ri"'
tern States He finds that tbe m.Iadv which
rosombieJ tbo loot and ,'oth &c.,
tLot "ontaginn h"t reS,Ite% fon Inoaf aG'
ton. smcb rs the nroIonoed cold west tI and
the FEEDING of the catrle IN arqot;zed rya
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~ "lIlllllY'on' pei'' MONDAY Martina
oinith, coloreu. was arrested Tor cruelty treat,
nv slN'year-oiu daughter oil a woman aamea !
Wesley which mas oeeh IN tne keeping -oi