The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-02-20

of attack Mr.. Cough was native of Sand
gate, England, and was born on the 22d of
August, 1917. His father was common
soldier in the British army.
The Treasury Department has redeemed
about So, 500, 900 of the bonds embraced in
the 1920 call for $4,000, 600 three per cents,
which matured on the LIST inst. About $780,
600 of the bonds embraced in the 133d. call
for $1,000, coo, which natures March 1st,
have already been received for redemption.
1t is expected that another call for $40, 000,-
900 three per cent. bonds will be issued about
the end of the month to mature April LIST.
George c. Bates, one of the organizers of
the Wing party, died in Denver, Colorado,
on the 18th, aged Il years. He was born in
New York, but emigrated West in early life.
He was delegate in the National Conven-
tons which nominated Harrison and Clay;
was United States District Attorney for Cali
fornia under President Fillmore, and was APP
pointed to a similar Office in Utah in 1870.
He removed to Colorado over six years ago.
johnson Halford and family, of st. Leger,
Missouri, started on Thursday of last week to
visit relations in lizard county, Arkansas.
They lost their way in the mountains and
found it impossible to get through the snow,
which was two feet deep. Halford started on
a mule to find shelter, and finally reached
frame house, where he fell insensible, His
wife and three children and a sister and her
baby were found in wagon slowly freezing.
1t is not believed any of the children will re-
cover.
AT Windsor, Illinois, last Friday night,
Miss Georgia Aldridge, aged "a years, hap
pening to step out of doors, was seized by an
unknown man or men, her arms and feet
were weighed with bricks, and she was strung
up ON the porch. A few minutes afterward
her brother, going in the back way, found her
Just in time to save her life. She was so
overcome by the shock that when resuscitated
she could give no account of the affair. A
note was left by the perpetrators of the outrage
saying that 'sit was done to get even with her
father, DIR. Aldridge.''
The Submission (Prohibition) Convention
of Missouri held its meeting in Sadalia on
Tuesday evening. Resolutions were adopted
demanding of the next Legislature the sub
mission of constitutional amendment forever
prohibiting the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors, including wine and beer;
also the passage of local option law similar
to the Georgia law. 1t was also resolved not
to vote for any candidate for the next Legis-
ture who will not pledge himself to vote and
work for such constitute onal amendment
and for local option.
Alfred Stone, who, under another name,
was once prominent citizen of Chicago, but
for the last fifteen years has been a tramp and
a vagabond, walked into the st. Louis police
headquarters on Monday and said that, by
the advice of Rev. John d. Vincil, Grand
Secretary of the State Masonic Lodge, he had
come to give himself up 10 the police. He
then gave detailed account Of nearly fifty
felonies and misdemeanors of which he was
guilty, committed in Waukegan, Ill.,, Buffalo,
Boston, Pittsburg. Philadelphia. Cincinnati
and other places. He was locked up.