The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-03-29

Mayor Lamb, of Norfolk, Virginia, on
Monday, suspended eleven policemen for hay
ing illegally raided colored gambling den
and made number of arrests. On Tuesday
the Mayor and the two Police Commissioners
heatedly discussed the subject, the Mayor
asserting that the Commissioners had put
thieves and cut-throats on the force, and
Commissioner Zachary replying that the
Mayor had shielded the gambling dens as no
Mayor should do. The discussion was pub
lished in Wednesday morning local papers,
and later in the day Mayor Lamb told Zachary,
that the published statement which he had
given to the press was lie, and that he was
liar and puppy. At this the Com
missioner slapped the Mayor in the face, and
they clenched, but were separated. Subse-
auently they were bound over to keep the
peace for twelve months. Most of the i'll
| feeling is explained by the fact Lamb is a
Coalition leader, and the Police Commission
ers Democrats.
A sensational elopement was frustrated at
Erie, Pa, one night last week. The lady in
the case is Mrs. Biffin, young married woman
of good family, and the man an illiterate col
ored youth employed as hodcarrier. The
pair were discovered on the cars as the train
was leaving the depot. A scene ensued, Mrs.
Martin, mother of the woman, appealed to
the police to prevent the elopement, but Mrs.
Biffin escaped from the officer and has not
yet been found.
At the sale of T. S. Cooper's Jersey cattle
at New York on Thursday, among the ami
mails sold were: Checkmate, heifer, 5000;
Moth of st. Lambert, COW, Sc 200, the
largest price obtained at any of the recent
| sales; Nina of St. Lambert. COW, So, 200;
| Nina Pogis, a cow, 81 800; Duke of Darling
| Kill Lo,f
calf, 81, 800 Lady Pogis Of Linden, heifer
calf, 5000. The proceeds of the sale aggre-
gate $780, 95.
Daniel L. Keyser, we'll known resident Of
Germantown, Pa, died suddenly Thursday
morning of heart disease. A fire broke Out
in building opposite to Mr.. Keyser's house.
He rushed to the window, cried "Fire," and
fell back dead. He was in apparently goot
health just before his death.
Last Friday man named Herold opened {
saloon in Canton, Kansas, in defiance of the
law On Monday he got into row with one
of his drunken customers and was shot by the
constable. The women of the place raidet
his saloon on Tuesday and poured his liquor:
into the street.
An inquest was held Wednesday in Chicago
on the body of William Lankenow, an aget
man, who died OF starvation and exposure
He was a son of one the wealthiest shipowner
of Germany, and was himself, some years ago
a merchant of Brooklyn.
Two children of Isaac Stroup, farmer
living near Espytown, Pa, were probably ia
tally burned Wednesday night by their cloth
ing taking fire. Their parents were absent a
the time.
Rev. Mr.. Valentine, D. D., now presiden
of Pennsylvania College, has been elected
president of the Lutheran Theological Sem
mary, at Gettysburg to succeed the late DIR
Stork.
James Dinkle died in York, Pa. shor
ime ago leaving an estate of $4,000. Hav
ing no heirs, and leaving no will, a jury ha
decided that the estate belongs to the State
The cigar box factory of John W. Helder
in Windsor township, York county, Pa, wa
destroyed by fire Tuesday; loss about $1,000
James Mutt, the slayer of Dukes, has gont
to Leavenworth, Kansas, to take charge o
his mothers farm.
A lady in Willimantic, Conn, lodged tn
measles for "a years, but was caught recently