The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-09-27
News of the Week.

A DISASTROUS con1agration has occurred at
Zeltoun, in SYRIA The bazaar and 400 houses
were consumed.
Hog cholera is reported to prevail to an a.
farming extent in the towns of Southold and
East Hampton, Long Island.
The steamship Lampasas, which arrived at
Galveston on Saturday, from New York, made
the trip in 5 days, % hours and 10 minutes :
the fastest on record.
Cattle are reported to be dying from the
effects of the drought in Washington county,
Penna. Large numbers of sheep have already
persisted.
A fire on the river front at Cincinnati early
on Saturday morning destroyed three steam
boats and damaged fourth, causing a loss
of S74 200.
Mrs. Mary Cover. widow of Jacob Cover,
died near Arendtsville, Adams county, Pa,
on the 18th instant, aged 90 years, 5 months
and 81 days.
A severe thunder storm passed over st.
townsville, New York, on Saturday afternoon.
The ground was covered with hail and much
damage was done to buildings and crops.
"a hailstorm did much damage at Erie,
Pa, ON Saturday morning. The hail fell to
a depth of three inches, and, besides smash
ing glass generally, destroyed all the grapes
and growing fruits.
A colored man named Keifer, who broke
into house and attempted to commit an as
sault upon girl, was taken from the officers,
at Hermansville, Miss, Tuesday morning, and
lyme he'd by mob
A collision between freight and passen-
ger train, near Albuquerque, New Mexico,
on Saturday evening, resulted in the killing
of three train hands and slight injuring of
number of passengers.
Frank A. Learnard, base ball pitcher,
whose case is said to have puzzled the sur
geons, died in Boston last Friday His right
arm became Useless, and the shoulder blade
and part of the eollar-bone were removed,
but he fingered in agony for months before his
death.
A passenger coach and four freight cars of
a mixed train on the Brattleboro and White
hall Railroad ran off the track near West
Dummerston, Vermont, on Tuesday afternoon
and tumbled d9Wn Iwenty-toot embank-
ment. Twenty-Five persons were injured.
While Theodore Rouleau, aged Is, and Hor-
tense Paro, aged 16, were returning from a
ball at Rochester, New Hampshire, ON Mon
day night, they were struck by lightning.
Roqleaq was killed and Miss Pare severely
burned, She is now insane.
A suit is pending in the U. s. Circuit Court,
New York, to determine whether Prof. Ger
ham Bell or Daniel Drawbaugh was the first
inventor Of the speaking telephone, The
parties to the suit are the American Bell Tel
ephone Company and the Peoples Telephone
Company.
Six vessels were lost on the coast of Labra-
dor, during recent gale. Three thousand per-
sons are reported starving in the White Bay
district of Labrador. Some passing vessels
have given them temporary assistance, and
Commodore French has appealed on their
behalf ts the Newfoundland Governments.
1t is reported from Fort Mckinney, Wyo-
ming, that the dead body of Gilbert Henry
Charles Leigh, member of the British Par
lament, has been found at the base of pre-
eipitous cliff in the Big Horn Mountains.
Mr.. Leigh, who was with small English
pleasure party, left them on the 4th inst. for
o stroll, and was not heard of until, after
eight days search, his body was found.
Sadie Robinson, thetyelYe- Year-ald daqgh-
ter of @. Z, Robinson, Of birmingham, Mas
saohusetts, last Friday packed valise with
diamonds and negotiable bonds to the value
of $4,000, belonging to her mother, and
started for Boston, to meet a young man and
elope with him. The child was arrested ON
Saturday, the valuables were recovered and
she was taken home. The valise and valu-
ahles Yers found in drug store in boston,
where she Left them, promising to call for
them on Monday. She confesses that she
loved young man, but refuses to give his
name,