The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-06-12
News of the Week.


The town of Kingston, Michigan, was al
most entirely destroyed by fire on Sunday
night, only one store remaining.
Secretary Manning left Washington on Sat
urday for the Hot Springs in Bath county,
Virginia, to remain there for some time.
The frame tenements 731 and 1888 Canal
street, Chicago, were destroyed by fire early
Monday morning, and eight persons persisted.
Col Richard Hoe, of New York, the great
inventor and printing press manufacturer,
died suddenly of heart disease in Florence,
Italy, on Tuesday.
Two Seminole Indians, who had criminally
assaulted woman, were lynched by mob Of
Pottawattomies and Seminoles near Red Fork,
in the Indian Territory, last Friday.
A boiler at the Rensselaer, Mill in Troy,
New York, burst Monday morning, killing
Michael Denworth and MORALLY injuring
Patricl, Gaynor Eight others were seriously
injured.
In Milwaukee on Tuesday morning, forty
nine of the men recently indicted by the
Grand Jury for riotting and conspiracy were
arraigned in the Municipal Court and held
for trial, the bail ranging from $l000to $4,000
each.
The trial of Maxwell for the murder of C.
Arthur Preller, in ST. Louis, resulted on Sat-
urday in a verdict of murder in the first de-
gree. A new trial was moved on the grounds
ofincompetency of the prosecutions witnesses
and error in the Judges instructions to the
jury.
The press stand at the fair grounds in St.
Louis collapsed on Monday afternoon, Sc
verely injuring Joseph MeCullagh, managing
editor of the Globe Democrat. and several re-
portes. One of the latter Charles Dyer, of
the St. Louis Republican, has since died.
While playing in his fathers yard at Brock
port, New York, Leonard Conklin' six year
old son, Roscoe, picked up small shot gun,
and one of his companions called out jokingly
to him to shoot. He presented the gun at
Jimmy Curry, aged four years, and fired,
killing him almost instantly.
Archbishop Feehan, of Chicago, on Sunday
administered confirmation to III of the in
mates of the penitentiary at Joliet. large
number of visitors from the outside witnessed
the extraordinary spectacle in the prison
chapel, which was decorated with flowers for
the occasion. Music was given by the "con-
vict orchestra"
Jacob Mitzel, respected citizen of York,
Pa, died Tuesday, aged 90 years. Mr.. Mitzel
never suffered any sickness of consequence in
his life except until a few weeks before his
death, when he received stroke, from the
wife twenty-five years, and leaves ten children
and twenty seven grandchildren.
The deadlock in the Borough Council Of
Shenandoah, Pa, which lasted for three
months, was broken last week by casting lots
for the vacant seat for which John Watson,
Republican, and John Ttman, Democrat,
received tie vote at the spring election.
Ttman won in the lottery, and the Democrats
obtained control and organized the Council.
At mass meeting of the striking miners
of Westmorand county, Penna., held on Mon
day at Twins, it was decided to return to
work at the old rates. The men have been
on strike for three months, and resumption
in the east was the cause of their defeat
About 1000 men were out, and the aggregate
loss was S250,000.
Wesley Honesty and Tabby Banks both
colored, were hanged at Winchester, Va,
last Friday. They were hung for the murder
of Joseph McFaul, a white youth, aged IS
years. in November, 1884. The negroes were
incensed at the election of Cleveland, and the
murder was committed on the night the Dem
ocrats were celebrating the victory by a
parade.
Rawley Springs, twelve miles from Harri-
sonburg, Va. was the scene of a disastrous
conhagration on Tuesday morning, between
and o'clock. All the buildings at this
famous summer resort, except the Baltimore
House, were destroyed, involving loss of
100000, with but 900 insurance. The
hotels were to have been opened on Thurs
day.
The Grand Jury at Milwaukee having under
consideration the recent labor riots and boy
colts adjourned on Saturday night. Ten ad-
dtional indictments were presented, making
the total number 20, of which over 40 are for
conspiracy growing out of boycotts. Forty
arrests have been made thus far at the instance
of the Grand Jury. Thirty more were effec-
ted on Monday.
The Marine Hospital Bureau has received
information from Venice under date of the
9Th inst. that during the last fourteen days
there has been a daily average of Al cases and
twenty-five deaths from cholera, the maxi
mum number of cases being 81, with SO
deaths. The Bureau has also received infor-
nation from Florence, Italy. dated June 3D.,
that two deaths had occurred there from chol- |
era and more we're expected.
Mrs Margaret Arnold, who was born in /
Augusta county, Va, July 4, lit, is yet |
living in remarkable state of preservation |
near Holland, Ohio. She was married eighty
FIVE years ago, and now lives with her youngest
son, who is seyenty-two years old, and sprght-
ly' as young man. Il is said Mrs. Arnold /
has two sisters living in Iowa, one of whom is
112, and the other l06 years old, an average !
for the three of 100 years, and total of 327
years.