The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-05-22

Alderman Jaehne, convicted IN New ork
of bribery, was on Thursday sentenced to nine
years and ten months confinement at Sing
Sing.
William NJ. Springer was on Tuesday NOM
mated for u seventh consecutive term in Con-
gress by the Democrats of the thirteenth Dis
trict of Illinois.
Mrs. Alice Pendleton, wife of Minister Pen
dleton, United States representative at Ber-
lin, was thrown from her carriage in New
York on Thursday and fatally injured.
John Kobec, arrested in Chicago on Mon
day for interfering with workmen in the
lumber district, was on Tuesday fined 500 by
a Police Justice and sent to the Bridewell.
One of the boilers of the rolling mill at
Kittanning, Penna., burst about one O'Clock
on Tuesday morning, demolishing the boiler
house. 1t was reported that six tramps were
buried in the ruins.
The picture frame and moulding manufac-
turers of Chicago decided to return to the old
plan of ten hours pay for ten hours work.
On the 9TH inst. they conceded ten hours pay
for nine hours work.
Ia Lincoln county, West Va, on Monday
night, Mrs. Margaret Donnan, a widow, insane
from religious fanaticism, cut the Threats of
her three daughters, aged respectively 8, 10
and u years, and then killed herself by
plunging the knife into her heart.
The house of Mrs. Mary Mooney, widow,
near Akron, Ohio, was burned on Tuesday
night and her four children, whose ages
ranged from to II years, persisted. Law
renee Mooney, aged 60 years, her brother-in-
law, was dangerously, if not fatally, burned
while trying to save the children.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Andrews and posse
of three men were all MORALLY wounded by
William Pigeon, whom they were trying to
arrest in the Indian Territory few days ago.
Pigeon had killed twelve men, and large
reward was offered for his capture dead or
alive.
At the recent term of the U. S. Court at
jackson, Tennessee, twelve persons were
convicted of perjury, forgery or other viola
tons of the Pension laws, by which various
many instances on forged pension receipts, in
the nurnes of deceased pensioners. -
One decided step has been at last taken
towards supplying the country with the greatly
needed seacoast defences. Senator Hawley
on Monday presented favorable report from
the committee on two bills which authorize
10000 tons of steel to be contracted for, to
be used in making heavy ordnance and armor
plates, and the establishment of two gun
foundries, one for the army and one for the
navy.
Another warning against the cholera comes
from across the water. The disease, in a
violent form, prevails in the villages of Bre-
tagne, France, and it is reported at Marseilles
again, whose sanitary condition is said to be
deplorable, the death rate in the first three
months of this year having been higher than
ever before-48 in every LOGO. These warn
ings should, surely, be needed by the health
authorities in every city in the country.
The grand jury at Belleville, Illinois, on
Wednesday returned their report to the Cir
cult Court after having refused to find true
bills against the deputy sheriifs who fired upon
mob in East st. Louis during the recent
railroad strike and killed six of their number.
An order was made for the release of the ex-
deputies and they left for their homes. 1t is
said the jury stood fifteen for no indictment,
while eight favored indictment on the charge
of manslaughter.
In the Mayors Court at Hearne, Texas, oD
Wednesday, Hal. Geiger, a notorious colored
politician and railroad detective, was shot and
killed by o. d. Cannon, the prosecuting at
torney. When the shooting occurred the
court room was crowded and the widest
excitement ensued. The mayor was engaged
in trying the cases of numerous unfortu-
nate women of the town, who were charged
with vagrancy, and Mr. Cannon was prose
cutting. Geiger entered the court room
with a swagger and asked to see the indict-
ments. They were shown him and he then
demanded that the cases be continued as he
(Geiger) had determined to see the women
through. Prosecuting Attorney Cannon OBJ
jected, stating that he did not think that
Geiger had any right to act as an attorney,
whereupon Geiger applied insulting and abu
sve epithets to Cannon and advanced upon
him in a threatening manner Cannon at
once drew his revolver and fired upon Geiger
five times in rapid succession, each shot tax
ing effect.