The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-05-23
News of the Week.

The seventeen-year locusts have appeared
at Bridgeport, Illinois.
King Edward VII. will be the Prince of
Wales title when he succeeds to the crown.
The town of Granville, Michigan, was de-
stroyed by fire on Sunday. Twenty-Five fam
lies lost all their property. Loss about S45,-
600.
Mrs. Mary Benjamin, sister of Commo
dore Perry, is still living in Ames, Ia, and is
over 100 years of age.
Angelina Jarvis, colored, died suddenly at
Little Neck, Long Island, Monday morning,
at the alleged age of 10 years.
The census of the District of Columbia has
just been completed, and shows that the pop
ulation is within fraction of 205, 600.
The public debt of Canada is $257, 000, 900,
an enormous sum, when her resources are
considered.
The six days roller skating match in New
York closed on Saturday night. Snowden,
the winner, made 116G miles and Boyst, who
was second, las.
All the schools in Kingston, Massachusetts,
were closed on Monday, owing to the preva-
ence of diphtheria. There were four deaths
from the disease on Sunday.
The Commissioners of Agriculture of Vir-
ginia estimates that the State will not produce
over 5000, 900 bushels of wheat this year,
against 1000, 600 in 1884.
Cattle owners near Wilmington, DEL, are
alarmed over fresh outbreak of contagious
pleuro-pneumonia in two large herds in
Brandywine and Christiana hundreds.
Ex-Secretary of State Frelinghuysen died
at his residence at Newark, New Jersey, on
Wednesday afternoon, after lingering illness
of some weeks. He was So years of age.
Ten of the -four mills at Minneapolis, hav-
ing total daily capacity of 9075 barrels,
have shut down, and the production of the
mills still running will be reduced nearly one
half
Under thousand dollars license law pass
ed by the Council of Sioux City, Iowa, eleven
saloons have taken out licenses since Sunday,
and many more are expected to follow
suit.
The Aldermen and the City Councilmen of
Bridgeport, Connecticut, will play a game of
base ball on Memorial Day for the benefit of
the Bartholdi Pedestal fund. The Mayor is
to act as umpire.
Smallpox is spreading rapidly in all Sec
tons of Montreal. The Health Department
has broken down, but the Mayor, assisted by
leading physicians, is trying to check the dis
ease.
A Petersburg despatch reports that an un-
known disease is prevailing among the stock
in some of the upper counties of Virginia.
At least % per cent. of all the cattle and
sheep are reported to have died.
A violent wind storm at Taylor, Texas, on
Saturday evening, demolished the Missouri
Pacific Railroad freight house, unroofed the
round house, wrecked the City Hall and dam
aged about twelve other buildings.
H. bo,,,o ofH on,,, 7 o,,-.ato,, T..
six miles from 0awtonna, Mimi, was burned
on Thursday night, of last week, and 1--WE of
his seven children persisted in the flames
Lewiston and his wife were burned, the latter
severely.
One of the severest storms ever know i'll
Southern Kansas visited that region last Fri
day, flooding the Elk and Verdigris rivers and
their tributaries. A number of cattle and six
persons were drowned in Card Creek, near
Independence.
Samuel S. and Moody Nichols, brothers,
aged respectively 81 and SO years, and sol
diers of the war of 1872, died within three
hours of each other, near Warren, Pa, last
week, of paralysis. They were buried in one
grave.
A number of leading citizens of San Fran
cisco on Wednesday waited on Archbishop
Alemany and presented him with purse of
$4,000 prior to his departure for Rome on
Sunday. The clergy of his diocese also pre-
scented him with purse of Sc, 500.
The village of Somerset, Quebec, was al
most entirely destroyed by fire on Saturday
night, about 100 buildings being destroyed in
Guiding the church, the presbytery, the foun-
| dry and the cheese factory. The convent es-
capped, and will be used as a church until a
new one is built.
1t is reported from Hermosillo, Mexico,
that last week the Mexican troops attacked
the Yaquis Indians near Misa. Three hun
dred of the Yaquis are reported to have been
killed. The Mexican loss is eighty killed and
wounded. Four Americans were with the
| Mexicaus. Two were killed, and one, named
| Mckenzie, was wounded.
During funeral at the house of John Hal
Ter, in Pittsburg on Tuesday, a porch in front
of the house gave way, precpitating Go peo-
pie to the cellar, 10 feet below Mena Lept-
setter, aged 20 years, and an old lady named
Culbertson, were dangerously, if not fatally,
injured, and a number of others sustained Sc
we're bruises
The 25th annual convention of the United
States Brewers Association began on Tues
day in New York The Association repre-
sents 1000 brewers with an annual capacity
of over 5000, 900 barrels, in which capital
invested, furnishing employment to quarter
of million of people.
Professor Odlum, well known swimmer,
being emuous of the notorety of ''Sam'
Patch, jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge, at
New York, Tuesday afternoon, distance of
127 feet to the water below. He died soon
after being taken from the water. Odlum
was formerly director of a natatorium in
Washington, and was about 81 years of age.
A man in Lyon county, Kansas, fourteen
years ago married a widow with a little
daughter by former husband. After twelve
wears he obtained divorce from his wife and
soon after married her daughter. The most
novel feature of the matter is the fact that the
divorced wife, now his mother-in- law, lives
with her daughter and husband, and all are
happy.
Julia Kramer, aged IS years, was shot twice
and MORALLY wounded, at Locust Gap, Pa,
on Sunday m forming, by Peter Knolbauch, a
rejected lover. She was talking to w. New
man an accepted sutton, at the time, and Knoll
bauch fred at Newman also, but missed him.
The murderer was arrested, and an attempt
was made to lynch him, but officers lodged
him in Jail.
The Executive Relief Committee of Ply
mouth Pa, has submitted an official report.
1t shows that on May there were S41 cases
of typhoid fever. Since then Ga new cases
have been reported, making 9O5 in all. The
deaths in the past two weeks have numbered
So, which leaves $50 cases, 134 being con-
vaiescent The number of destitute families
now receiving aid is 256.
The Trades Assembly of Chicago, by an
overwhelming majority has decided not to
permit Socialists and Anarchists, as such to
take part in its annual parade. The Assem-
bly, has also adopted a resolution forbidding
the carrying of any banner in the procession
other than those of the trades unions and the
American flag. This is intended to exclude
the red and black flags of the Socialists and
Anarchists.
The forest fires around Frankfort, Michigan
have been extinguished by rain. One life is
reported to have been lost at Arcadia. The
forest fires at Tobacco River are still burning,
and the loss thus far is estimated at S12 200.
Forest fires at Straitsville, Ohio, have caused
a loss of several thousand dollars since Sat
urday. They are now thought to be under
control Large forest fires are raging at
Harvey's Lake, twelve miles from Wilkes
barre, Pa. Fifty men are fighting the flames,
and it is hoped they will be able to save the
cottages in the vicinity. Forest fires are also
reported along the South Mountain, in Yves
tern Maryland.
H. w. Terry, young man who shot and
| l,;lIed r. A letter for a fancied insult at Lib