The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-09-05
News of the Week.


at st. Kits, in the West Indies.
The Texas fever has appeared among a
herd of 200 cattle near Kankakee, Illinois,
and six animals have died of the disease.
1t is estimated at the Treasury Department
that there has been decrease of about 49,
600, 900 in the public debt during the month
of August.
The Alaska Commercial Company vessel
at st. Paul from Ounalaska, which arrived on
Saturday night, brought 1896 seal skins,
valued at over $l,OO0,O00.
During rain storm at Wahpeton, Dakota,
on Saturday afternoon, E. E. Redmans barn
was struck by lightning, which killed two men
within and injured two others.
1t IS expected that the great parade of the
trades unions in New York, on the 9TH inst,
will be the most imposing demonstration of
the kind ever seen in that city.
State Veterinarian Paaren, of Illinois, re-
ports that Texas fever exists among cattle at
Chester and Bushnell, in that State. At
Bushnell there have been seven deaths.
A severe hail-storm visited the southern
part of Oswego county, and the northern part
of Onondaga county, in New York, on Sun
day. The damage done is estimated at over
100000.
Secretary Bayard on Saturday received
cablegram saying that cholera had broken out
at Nagasaki, Japan. The death rate is re-
ported to be large. The port has been de-
clared infected.
During a thunder storm on Sunday after
noon William Miller and his wife were seated
on the porch Of their home, near Lindley's,
Penna. Lightning struck the house and
killed them both.
The State Veterinarian has discovered the
presence of Texas fever among cattle at Ches
ter, Illinois. Two head have already died.
The cattle were purchased at the East st.
Louis stock yards.
Postmaster J. /. Mclean, of Standfords
vile, Georgia, and his assistant, w. Mclean,
have been arrested for attempting to defraud
the Government by making false returns OF
the number of stamps cancelled.
DIR. Frank B. Gallery, prominent physi-
clan of Rochester, New York, died on Satur-
day night of blood poisoning, from the effects
of an operation performed by him one year
ago, and caught from the patient.
Robert Crafty, who was born near Cham
bersburg, Pa, but now living in Ohio, where
he emigrated in 1916, celebrated his 10lst
birthday on Tuesday of last week. He has
sc descendants, including five generations.
Rev. VIM. Brobstan, one of the oldest min
listers in the Presbyterian Church of the
United States. died in Chicago last Sunday,
aged 90 years. He was born in Philadelphia
and graduated in 1925 from Union College.
A despatch from Montreal says man
named Boisvert went bear hunting in the
township of Ham on Saturday. He sighted
dark moving object, at which he fired. The
object proved to be his son, who was instantly
killed.
The house of Timothy Mack, at New Castle,
Penna., was damaged by lightning on Sunday
evening. Mack and young man named
Carver were fatally injured, while Mrs. Mack
and man named O'Brien were severely
shocked.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes completed his
10th year Saturday last, and the occasion was
celebrated by the Doctor and his family at
the summer residence at Marblehead, Mass,
a dinner, congratulations, flowers and gifts
being the features.
The revised estimates of the losses by the
storm at Charleston, South Carolina, last
week,is sixteen hundred and ninety thousand
dollars, including $500, 600 along the wharves
and $3.50, 900 of private property. Fourteen
lives were lost by the wreck of three pilot
boats.
An epidemic Of Texas fever, which APP
peared on the farm of Hiram Goodwin, in
Rockville township, near Kankakee, Illinois,
last week, threatens to kill his entire herd OF
over 200 cattle. Twenty-Five have died, and
ten or twelve were III dying condition on
Tuesday.
A violent hailstorm covering track two
miles in width passed over Belmont county,
Ohio, on Sunday evening. Many of the hail
stones measured from six to ten inches in cir
conference. Window glass was smashed,
-four mill was blown down, and acres OF corn
and tobacco were ruined.
John Brooks, 81 years old, was sentenced
to two years Imprisonment at independence,
Kansas, on Saturday. He had plead guilty
to horse stealing. He said he had fallen in
with a gang of horse thieves which intest
Kansas, Iowa and Indian Territory, and un-
der their directions did the work for which
he now suffers.
Five physicians have been selected for tenn
porary duty at Port Huron and Detroit,
Michigan, under directions from the Marine
Hospital Bureau, to aid the State authorities
in preventing the introduction and spread OF
contagious diseases from Canada This action
was taken by the Acting Secretary of the
Treasury at the request of the Governor OF
Michigan.
Sullivan and Mccartney had their smuggling
in the presence of a large crowd. The men
fought six rounds, neither being knocked out;
Mccartney stood up to Sullivan well, and
forced the fighting from the beginning. The
referee said Sullivan got the best of the fight.
McCaffrey wants to fight Sullivan without,
gloves to a finish.
At Brazil, Indiana, on Saturday afternoon
while City Marshall Henderson was escorting
Jesse Warner, prisoner, about town, the
latter seeking some one to go OH his bond,
the prisoner made an effort to escape, when
he was shot and fatally wounded by Hender-
son. Warner had been fined for carrying
concealed deadly weapon and had just
been honorably discharged from the regular
army.
Three children were fatally poisoned at
Fassil, Gillian county, Oregon, one day last
week. They got hold of a can of concentrat-
ed I've and drank some of the contents, which
caused death before medical assistance could
be procured. Shortly afterward Rev. James
Young, who lives in the same town. gave two
of his children, by mistake, an overdose of
medicine containing laudanum, and both died
within an hour.
The fair of the Pennsylvania State Agricul-
tural Society, to begin on the ample and well.
arranged grounds near Philadelphia. Septem
Der %, and continuing three weeks, promis-
es to be fully as good that of last year,
when its success was unprecedented. An ad-
ditional building, $50 feet square, has been
erected for the flower and fruit display.
The total amount of premiums to be awarded
is $4l 900, covering offers for progress and
proficiency in all branches of industry and art.
John Rosenmeyer, well-to do farmer, liv-
ing near Welsburg, Indiana, while in a con-
dition bordering on delirium tremens, on
Saturday. piled the bedding and furniture on
the floor in his room and set fire to it. He
then stood upon chair on table in the
middle of the room, having armed himself
with shot gun, and babe defiance to his imag-
mary tormentors. When rescued his eyes
were burned, and he was otherwise so badly
injured that he cannot live. The house and
contents were destroyed.
There were 81 deaths from smallpox at
Montreal on Saturday, and 80 new eases re-
ported. DIR. Laberge does not think the fu-
mgation of the Canadian mails, as proposed
by the United States Government, is absolute
" necessary, but it is to be commended as
precautionary measure. The railroad com
panies, the lines of which connect Montreal