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

minutes later by heavier shock, which lasteu
several seconds. Large buildings were shaken
and the oscillation was accompanied by Il
rumbling noise, loud enough to awaken many
people from sleep. Similar shocks were felt
ia'Gsl>er portions of the State.
Mrs. Phoebe Brockway, of Union Springs,
N. Y, the Oldest person in that State, died
last Friday. aged fl2 years. Mrs. Brockway
had enjoyed remarkably good health M to
half dozen years before nor death. Even
three years ago she was able to -valk TO the
village for supplies, and many times asrvaisb-
ed people by carrying sack of flour on her
back from the mill. ~AG had never been on
Il railroad train.
One night last week while some young men
of Halsey Valley, in Tioga county, New York,
were firing cannon in celebration of the mar
riage of an acquaintance, the gun was prema-
turely discharged. Ellsworth Kirk was killed
and his brother Frederick dangerously injured.
Six others sustained severe injuries. One
man had his eyes blown out, another had his
ear drums burst and the rest were badly
manned.
A telegram from Nashua, New Hampshire
on Saturday, reported that the drought
ia that section had become a very serious
u-iter, and alarm was felt for its effects upon
tie health of the people. In many of the sur
DtTbtN tpWnS Jle Wells anu springs Idu en-
tirely dried up. In Nashua the sewerage was
affected, and scarlet fever had increased to
such an extent that the Board of Education
decided Al a meeting on Friday night to close
the public schools
The largest cattle ranch in the United States
under one management is that of Capt. Rich
ard King, of Texas. 1t comprises upward of
500 900 acres, all under fence, and nearly 200,-
coo head of cattle, horses and sheep. This
ranch has been eagerly sought b. English,
French and Dutch capitalists, but the success
ful competitor is the United States Land and
Investment Company of New York City, who
have just concluded n purchase at Sc, 500, 900
for the entire property.
The storm of Sunday and Sunday night was
very severe along the Atlantic coast from
Cape lIatteras to Nova Scotia. The bark
Maria Repetta from Genoa for Philadelphia,
was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen. Five
schoontrs were driven ashore at Ellsworth.
Maine. Reports from Long Island, and
points in the interior of the New England
States, show that great damage was done to
property, trees, fences, chimneys, and in some
instances, buildings being blown down. A
man was killed by n flying timber in Foxboro',
Massachusetts.
The suit of the United States against the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, in which
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efe net nJ "a iIn per cent.
oi,;n's ravmant g. transnortnt;o,
ei n Monp1a,, ~ To- c"si as Tin; o"ii9 TP
~ t;in3 ~ t sar 1pn,t ~ ".a' ~ I ~
as hsg"n reanlatIv om Tned I ''I 'n
~ tba GovernmeHt Claims ~" ora oiIoyad ,b az,
Oil on a,,onnyt r. ahont e. 700 900. hnt
,h;s tntoIItbe ro;Irood onn,ynn,, essnts
oggregafing about 81 5oo do '''i'-'' 0H'e''
Sc
ga 6GAPloslon .! sly rockets occurred our
1P on'iic aIt - New GasIie
en; u, a. .h.cyo "hic .l ies ' IN
~ nt6ers WIep the e1nioS;on
ed the rockets shotin every direction: Doug
lass Mcllvenny was struck on the chin by a
rocket, and when he was picked up the stick
was found to be protrudlng from the back of
his neck James Mooney, aged ~, was struck
on the chest and fatally injured. Dan Guns
Icy aged u, was struck Oh the right thigh; a
rocket entered his right hip, and he was also
injured nternaiiy Louis Black, Charles
Shatfer and William Warren were all badly
but not fatally INJURED and several others
were bruised and trampted upon IN the panic.
mass. meeting of colored citizens was held
in Atlanta. GA, TUESDAY night. 10 consider
the ofleat ae the ehange'in lie National adj
ADMINISTRATION ON the oolored race in the South.
TX. Coy. Colouitt. by request. made an ad
drnss in which he said that the tvo raaas
would now he naanon toqetheE and voSid