The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-03-28

During fire at Memphis, Tenn, Thursday
night, the walls of the building fell in upon
the fremen, all of whom were more or less
injured, one fatally.
The Ohio Legislature has adopted joint
resolution for the submission of constitution
al apendment to change the time for the
State election from October to November.
Prof. Otto Scheuler, of Louisville, KY,
director of the Liederkranz Singing Society,
and well-known musician and composer,
died Wednesday from blood poisoning, caused
by cutting a corn on his foot.
Edwin W. Keightley, Third Auditor of the
Treasury, Monday sent his resignation to
the President, to take effect on April LIST.
The resignation was requested by Secretary
Manning. Mr.. Keightley is from Indiana.
A dispatch from La Libertad says the ex-
element occasioned throughout the country
by the reports that President Barrios was APP
preaching the city of San Salvador at the head
of large army, continues to increase. 1t is
believed by those who are in position to be
well informed, that decisive action will take
place before many days Reports in circula-
ton everywhere represent the invading army
as vastly superior to San Salvador.
J. Harvey Mott, professional spiritualist,
who has been attracting considerable atten-
| instance of J. B. Lawrence, of the Kansas
City Journal, Wednesday night, on the charge
of obtaining money on false pretenses. Mr..
Lawrence was present at seance, and when
an alleged spirit appeared threw small jet
of an anaine solution in its face, revealing
Mr. Mott himself
A correspondent of the Buffalo Express
quotes Chicago business man saying ::
! Chicago is mortgaged to the East for over
| 500, 900, 900. Almost every merchant has a
mortgage on his store and on his house ALSO
There are no second mortgages, because every
body gets mortgage for as much as he can,
and there is not enough left to put a second
mortgage on. The rate of interest is higher
than it is at the East, because the security is
not SO good"
Music Hall and st. Louis Roman Catholic
/ Church, in Buffalo, were destroyed by fire
Wednesday night. The fire started in Music
| Hall shortly before eight O'Clock, dress fly
above the stage being ignited by defective
gas burner. The McCaull Opera Company
were dressing preparatory to the production
of "Falka," and had barely time to escape,
some only partially dressed. St. Louis
| Church caught fire from the rear of the burn
ing hall. A citizen named Green, who had
| gone on the roof of the church to assist the
! hremen, lost his presence of mind, and was
overtaken by the flames. He hung from a
corner of the building for ten minutes, all at
tempts to reach him with ladder being pre-
vented by network of telegraph wires sur
rounding the building Finally he let go his
hold and falling to the ground was killed.
| Mrs. Ireland, of Mott Haven, reported at
the District Attorneys Office in New York,
Wednesday afternoon, that her husband had
been kidnapped by English officials. 1t ap-
pears that Robert Ireland, who is 80 years of
age, was piper in the English army until
| 1876, when he deserted from his garrison at
| Ayr, Scotland He came to New York city
and took out naturalization papers. On the
18th instant one John Shields wrote to him
from Rochester, New York, offering to give
the piper position in a concert company
then being formed, at 81 per night. Ireland
went to meet Shields, and was induced to go
into Canada, where Shields announced that
he was detective and took the naturalized
American into custody. Ireland was locked
up and refused permission to write home until
4 Tuesday, when he sent few lines to his wife
telling her the above facts, and adding that
he would shortly be returned to England for
trial. Assistant District Attorney Davis adj
vised Mrs. ireland to at once communicate
with the Secretary of State.