The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-11-14
News of the Week.


the closing of the Mint at Carson, Nevada,
its business having almost entirely fallen
off,
The last spike in the Canadian Pacific
Railroad was driven near Farwell, British
Columbia, on Saturday morning, by Hon.
Donald Smith.
A tornado passed through Pike county,
Illinois, last Friday afternoon, unrooGng
houses and barns, and doing other damage.
No lives are reported lost.
By. the fall of scaffold on a new iron
bridge in course of construction near Keiths-
burg, Illinois, on Monday, four men were
killed and two others were severely injured.
The agreement for the reciprocal crossing
of the international boundary by troops of the
United States and Mexico in pursuit of hostile
Indians has been extended until November
LIST, 1886.
England has declared war against Burmah.
France has become alarmed, and one of her
leading journals advises the French govern
ment to unite with Russia against English
schemes in the east.
Nine students of the Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity, at Delaware, Ohio, have been sus-
pended for the term, having attended rep
resentation of Richard III. Fifty-one other
students were reprimanded.
The last spike in the California Southern
Railroad was driven on Monday, at Cajon
Pass. This gives the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad through connection to the Pacific
coast, with San Diego as terminus.
| There was imported into this country in
1884 over 5000, 900 dozen of eggs worth
over So ZOO, 900; in 1872 there was imported
from Germany 6,O0O, 900 dozen, which goes
to show that the business is increasing.
Robert Johnston, Judge of the Court of
Rockingham county, Virginia, died on Friday
of last week, in Harrisonburg, aged SO years.
He was a member of the Confederate Con-
gress, and was once Auditor of Virginia.
John Mccullough, the celebrated actor,
died in Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon.
He was born in Coleraine, county Antrim,
Ireland, November, IA, 1888, being almost
81 years of age. He came to America
in 1916.
Agents of the General Land Office who
have been investigating an acquisition by the
Mormon Church some years ago OF 3O,0O0
acres of land in Cache county, Utah: say they
have found evidence enough to vacate the
patents.
One hundred ''boomers'' and forty wagons
arrived at Fort Reno, on Saturday morning,
as prisoners of Colonel Sumner. A number
of others will be brought in. Oklahoma has
been found full of trespassers, all of whom
will be captured by the military.
DIR. Kimball director of the mint, figures
out that we have about $500, 100000 in gold
and silver coin in this country. The treas
ury holds about S149, 900, 900 as a coin reserve
and the national banks about $178,000, 900,
and the other banks and individuals about
S495, 100000.
The Sth annual American Fat Stock and
~ tI,a
sitiom Building at Chicago. Nearly all the
famous herds Of fancy cattle in the United
States and Canada are represented, and the
display of draft horses is said to be unusually
large and fine.
Two young Germans, one of them butcher
named Adam Kilgerstein, the other baker,
whose name is unknown, were swept over
Niagara Falls on Sunday afternoon. They
were drawn into the rapids above the Falls
while trying to cross the river in rowboat,
and were carried over the great Horseshoe
Fall. Their bodies will probably be found
in the eddies of the river or in the whirlpool
within a few days
A sensation was caused on Tuesday at Lin
coin, Illinois, by the discovery of the bones
of at least three human skeletons under the
smokehouse of homestead which belonged
to John Haines from 1872 to 1880. Haines
was Il rough tuS IcIIOI VI his hOiSh-
bors, and after participating in several bloody
affrays at Lincoln, was killed in Kansas year
ago. 1t is generally believed that the bones
are remains of his victims.
Indians attacked the Missouri Florida Cat
tie Company's rancho in New Mexico last
Saturday, and young man named Shy was
wounded. John Yeater and his wife, who
left Deming on that day for the rancho. were
killed by the Indians when within five miles
of their destination. Captain Caffee and Il
company who went in pursuit of the saw
ages were surprised by the latter, and one
of the soldiers was killed, a scout being
wounded.
The North, South land Central American
Exposition, at New Orleans, was formally
opened on Tuesday. The ceremonies began
with civic and military parade. The pro
gramme at the building included music,
prayer, speeches by the Director General, the
President of the Exposition Association,
Commissioner General Pitkin, Gov Emory,
Mayor Guillotte, Senior Romero. Rev. S. H.
Werley (colored), and Major Burke. Only "A
small portion of the exhibits are yet in place.
Charles H. Barker, single, % years of age,
who has resided at Newburyport, Mass, for
year past has been notified that he has
fallen heir to fortune Of 81, 100000. The
property was left by young Barker aunt,
Mrs Mary Ann Thurburn, of London, daugh-
ter of William Wilton Barker, to her brother,
Charles H. Barker, ST., formerly a teacher
of languages in Harvard College. Mr.. Bark
er died a few years ago, leaving six children,
all of whom are now alive.
The It'll annual State Fair of the North
| Carolina Industrial Associations colored was
opened on Tuesday at Raleigh by Governor
Scales. The Governor expressed great pleas
ure at the display, which, he said, was the
largest and best yet made by the association.
Montford McGee State Commissioner of
| Agriculture, also spoke. Both speakers ad-
vised their hearers to acquire land, and as
sured them of the earnest sympathy and con-
slant aid in all ways of the white people of
the entire State.
The wife of E. C. Sanford, a planter of
! Clay county, Texas, was murdered by her
IA year old son Valentine, during his father S
absence from home few days ago. The
young monster fred five shots at his mother
! with Winchester rifle as she was doing some
work in field He afterwards assisted his
father in searching for her. The body was
/ found by neighbors on Sunday evening, and
! the boy then confessed his crime. he said
/ he had also intended to kill his father, then
/ sell the plantation and turn brigand.
/ At the semi-annual meeting of the State
Board of Health of Iowa, in Des Moines,
last Friday the State Veterinarian reported
that no infectious diseases of stock existed in
| the State except hog cholera and CHAMBERS.
/ The former is extensively increasing and the
latter decreasing. In his opinion hog cholera
originates and is propagated by contagion.
| The remedy is isolation and quarantine.
4 The indications are that death ends the infec-
tive power of the disease. Observation shows
/ that it is not contracted from dead animals,
4 but by contact with living diseased animals.
The details of Senator Stanford's scheme
for the establishment of great university in
! California were published on Tuesday in San
\ Francisco. His range at Palo Alto, near
/ Menle Park, about thirty miles from San
Francisco, has been selected as the Site The
buildings comprising the university will be on
the general plan of a paralelogram, and will
be constructed so as to permit additions being
made, as the necessities of the institution may
REQUIRE Senator Stanford will give to the
university his Palo Alto, Gridley and Nina
properties, worth IS, 10000 To this he will
add money donation so as to make the total
endowment of the university $50, 100000
1t is rumored from Washington that, in an
tieipaton of recurrence of the troubles on
/ tho Isthmus of Panama, which usually occur
about this season of the year, Secretary
Whitney has instructed Admiral .Iouett, Com
mander of the North Atlantic Squadron, to
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