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

Emperor William of Germany celebrated
his 88th birthday on Sunday last.
A belt of salt 65 feet thick has been dis
covered on farm near East Aurora, N Y.
| Pleuro pneumonia has broken out among
the cattle in number of stables near Marietta,
! Pa.
Lake Michigan is covered with ice thirty
inches thick from the Straits of Mackinaw for
sixty miles south.
Three hundred thousand pair of roller
skates, it is now stated, are manufactured in
this country each month.
A Prohibition Constitutional amendment
passed the Texas House of Representatives
on Monday by a vote of Y to 16.
A graduate of the University of Michigan,
who is good Greek and Latin scholar, is do
ing duty as policeman in Detroit.
Japan, according to current item, now
has in round numbers 80, 900 common schools,
! 5000, 600 pupils, and 81, 200 teachers.
By the burning of the Langham Hotel, in
Chicago, on Saturday night, five persons lost
their lives and four others were injured.
The British cabinet on Wednesday resolved
| to firmly demand of Russia that the delimita-
ton of the Afghan frontier be begun imme
diately.
Jacob Thompson, who was Secretary of the
Interior under President Buchanan, died
Wednesday afternoon at his residence in
Memphis, Tennessee, aged IS years.
Armour & Co., of Chicago, have received
an order from the British Government for
| 100000 cans of meat for the army in Egypt.
1t will require 10000 cattle to fill the order.
John Wiefen, another passenger of the
steamer Suevia, was taken to the hospital, in
New York, on Saturday, sick of typhus fever.
He is the sixth typhus fever passenger of that
vessel.
The boiler of a saw mill, near Pine Bluff,
Arkansas, exploded on Saturday morning,
killing S. c. Norris, and wounding two
others, the proprietor, Edward Montgomery,
fatally. -
Jake Doss colored, has been lynched by a
mob ofhis ownrace, near Artesia, Mississippi.
He was charged with having murdered his
hours afterwards.
The smallpox epidemic in Cairo, Illinois,
| is now under control, and no further spread
of the disease is feared Last week there
were 20 cases in the hospital and about 40
cases in the city.
Contracts have been made for the building
of an elevated railroad between st. Paul and
Minneapolis, by which the running time be-
tween the two cities will be cut down to TWEEN
ty minutes.
Lexington, KY, boasts of hale and hearty
married couple who are each almost centen-
arians, the wife being 90 and the husband "a
years of age. They were united in matri-
mony six years ago.
Mrs. Kreuger, the insane wife of farmer
near Pacific, Missouri, killed one of her little
children last week and attempted to kill the
other two. She said she had been ordered
to sacrifice all her children.
Albert Gamble, aged Is years, committed
suicide by hanging himself at Mountville, in
Lancaster county, Pa, on Sunday night. He
had been reprimanded by his parents for
playing base ball in the afternoon.
William Shields, Postmaster at West Ches-
ter Pa, committed suicide on Tuesday morn
ing by drowning himself in a pond. Mr..
Shields, who was about 65 years of age, was
appointed by President Arthur on March Sd.
Governor Pattison has issued proclama-
ton recommending that April 10th be OBJ
served in Pennsylvania as "Arbor Day." by
the planting of trees and shubbery in public
school grounds and along public highways.
A fire at Henderson, North Carolina, on
Monday morning, destroyed fourteen stores,
causing a loss of about 100000. The fire
spread rapidly, although snow was falling and
the roofs of the buildings were covered with
| snow.
While Charles Craven was exhibiting
patent fire escape in Philadelphia on Wednes-
day, the rope from which he was suspended
broke, precipitating him from the third story
of the building to the ground inhicting seri-
GUS if not fatal injuries.
A short time since, horse attempted to
bite Henry Barshinger, of York township,
York county, Pa, when he struck at it, and
one of the animals teeth penetrated his hand.
His entire system became poisoned from the
wound and his condition is a critical one.
i A large piece of dynamite placed under
| the skating rink at Girardville, Penna., by
some unknown scoundrel, exploded on Sat
urday night, tearing out one end of the build
ing. No person was injured, although many
were in the rink at the time.
Archbishop Ryan on Sunday last admins
tered confirmation to some 800 persons IN the
Catholic churches in Pottsville, Penn. There
was long procession OF uniformed Catholic
Societies, headed by band, escorting the
Archbishop, who rode in barouche drawn by
four horses.
United States Marshal r. P. Hughes, of
the Richmond, Virginia. district disappeared
more than two weeks ago and his whereabouts
are still unknown. An investigation CT the
books in his Office shows an apparent short
ace of from $4,000 to $4,000. 1t is rumored
that he has gone to Manitoba.
The British had an engagement with the
forces of Osman Digna last Sunday near
Snakim. The British lost five officers and
Gfy.one privates killed and 10 men wounded.
In the rush made by Osmap Digna's men
they broke through one corner OF the zereba
The British recovered promptly and killed
every Arab who had got behind the lines.
The Arabs lost about 800 men.
For year past veterans in the National
Soldiers Home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
have been assaulted at various places near
the institution and robbed. one man having
died from his injuries. William Berner and
David Reau, inmates OF the Home, nave been
arrested. 1t is alleged that tie prisoners
donned citizens clothing when committing
the crimes.
Two burglars entered the house of Edward
Tinville, farmer, in Salisbury township,
Lancaster CO., Pa, on Sunday night, and be-
gan to choke sister Of Linville to make her
tell where the money was concealed. Lin
Vile went to her assistance, when the ruiflan
turned upon him, shot him twice, and then
escaned. They are believed to be members
of the Welsh Mountain gang. Linvlle died
on Monday evening of his wounds
The front of the State Capitol of New Jer-
sew. at Trenton, was destroyed by fire early
on Saturday morning. The fire started in the
Quartermaster Generals office, and soon
after its discovery two explosions took place,
said to be from samples of powder kept in the
office. The Chancery office, Geological Mu-
scum, and Office of the Labor Bureau were
burned. The loss is estimated at from $780,
900 to SIS, 600. The insurance is $3.50, OO0
The Oriental Hotel, at Seattle, Washington
Territory, was burned on Thursday of last
week. The flames spread rapidly. Many of
the dodgers jumped from the upper windows:
Enrick johnson was burned to death, Michael
Tobin was killed by jumping from third
story window, Edward Downey was fatally
and Olef Otterson and j. B. Moe were
severely burned. Twelve others were more
or less injured. The dodgers lost all their
effects.
A dispatch from Ashland, Pa, says the
house Of Peter DUTY, near Locust Gap, was
on Wednesday robbed of $4,000 in cash.
DUTY is employed as slate-picker in one of
the colieries, and living an economical life,
he had saved considerable money. He lost
81. 800 by the failure of Pottsville bank a
few years ago, since which time he has kept
all his money in his house. While at church
Wednesday morning unknown parties entered
the house and took the Sl0,0 900 from bureau