The Democratic advocate., 1884-08-09
News of the Week.

The potato rot has appeared in the Province
of Quebec, owing to the wet weather. Hay
has also suffered much damage from the same
cause.
A New York scotsman has fifty four
pound box of caulillower seeds, which he
calls worth 81, 700 and keeps in safe-deposit
vault.
The Elba Iron Works at Pttsburg, Monday,
closed all departments except the bolt factory,
on account of lack of orders and unsatisfactory
prices.
The rear portion of the United States Hotel,
on Pennsylvania avenue, in Washington, tum-
bled down Sunday evening, burying seven or
eight persons, all employees of the hotel, in
the ruin.
1t is said that there are over 10000 tons
of sugar in the bonded warehouses of Brook
lyn, an amount in store never before known
in the history of Brooklyn bonded ware
houses
1t is said that Frank E. Everett, the ban
ker of Golden, Colorado, who committed sui
eide about three weeks ago, was ''short" in
his accounts with depositors about 500, ,OOO
He carried $50, 900 life insurance.
The steamer Oregon, of the Cunard Line,
which sailed from New York July 80 at LOS
Wednesday morning, in 6 days IL hours and
% minutes, the fastest eastward passage on
record.
A few sporadic cases of fcholera are reported
at various points in Italy, but the disease is
rapidly dying out in the South of France. Fu-
gitives are returning to Toulon and Marseilles,
and all fears of general European epidemic
are now at an end.
During the fiscal year, which ended June
S0th last, the total exports of petroleum from
the United States amounted to 513, 3,670,0
gallons, of the value of SAT, LOG, ,248, being an
increase of Z, 738, 40 gallons and 81, 100, 169
as compared with the exports for the preced-
ing fiscal year.
At Asbury Park Wednesday William Bear,
of Norfolk, Virginia, was robbed of gold
watch and chain valued at $500, S115 in money
and some railroad tickets. He had his valu-
ables checked by the bathing master, but left
the check in his bathroom, from which it was
taken by the thief, to whom the property was
delivered.
A man in Christian county, Illinois, who
was hanged to a tree some months ago by a
party of men who suspected him of compH-
city in crime, was cut down in time to save
his life, and, having since been regularly ac-
quilted of the charge, is now suing the mem
John Tilford, Long Island farmer, while
returning to his home Monday night during a
storm, mistook the house of his neighbor,
Thomas Haydock, for his own and attempted
to enter by rear door. Haydock thoughthe
was burglar and attacked him with loaded
cane, breaking three of his ribs and inficting
other serious injuries.
In Cleveland, Ohio, Maud S. on Saturday
trotted a mile without skip, without mate
and without urging in 2.093. Bair. the driver,
made $4,000 by the mares work, as by his
contract he is to receive $1,000 for beating
Jay Eye Sees best time and $1,000 for lower
ing the mares own record.
Eighty men and two women of the Saliva
ton Army were arrested in Rochester, New
York, on Sunday, for singing while parading
the streets. They made up their minds to
remain all night in the police station and oc-
cupy the weary hours with prayer meetings
and singing. A request for six tambourines
not to sing while marching.
The demonstration in honor of Lieutenant
Greely and party at Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire, Monday, was a brilliant one. The pa
rade included civic and military bodies and
marine detail. In the evening meeting was
held. Secretary Chandler presided and spoke
and addresses were also made by Representa-
tive Randall and Senator Hale.
At Woman Suffrage Convention of citi-
zens of Oneida county, New York, held in
Clinton on Friday of last week, Mrs. Lille
Devereux Blake, who as one of the speakers,
emphatically repudiated Miss Anthony and
Mrs Stanton's Blaine manifesto, and spoke
warmly of Grover Cleveland, Major Haggerty
and the Democratic Assemblymen who sup
ported the Woman Suffrage bill.
The shipment of buffalo bones from the
plains to Eastern phosphate factories has large
ly increased lately, because Of the reduction
in freight rates. Thousands of buffalo skele-
tons are gathered from the valley of the Ar
kansas. A single Philadelphia manufacturer
has received during the summer more than
200 car loads, paying S25 ton, delivered. The
horns are used for umbrella tips or to deco
rate fans. A portion ofthe head is i'll demand
by chemists for glue. and the shoulder blades
and neck bones are fashioned into handsome
and artistic buttons.
A telegram from Bradfordsville, Kentucky,
says: While two negroes were quarrelling
there on Monday ever the election, third,
named Burr Dean, came out of a store, drew
a pistol, and commenced firing into the
crowd, whereupon firing soon became gem
eral, and fifty or sixty shots were discharged
in two minutes. Burr Dean received four
bullet wounds, and is supposed to be mortally
hurt. A white man named Frank Boards
was slightly wounded. Two negroes, names
not learned, were also wounded, and horse
was killed. The despatch adds: Two miles
above Bradsfordsville, John Burchell and his
son James waylaid and attacked james Rakes
and his son Tom. John Burchell struck
james Rakes on the head with stone, knock
ing him down. His son then drew pistol
and shot Rakes through the head as he lay up
on the ground, killing him instantly. He al
so shot Tom Rakes, inficting a bad wound in
the thigh. John Burchell married James
Rakes' sister and feud ofseveral years existed
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