The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-07-14
News of the Week.

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A black snake was killed in Potter county,
Pa, last week that measured IA feet inches
in length.
| A seven horse power boiler in the Adelaide
Silk Mill in Allentown, Pa, exploded Mon
day morning, killing three men.
| A carriage maker named Quesne has dis
appeared from Montreal leaving a large
amount of forged paper. Nearly $4,000
of such paper has thus far been discovered.
Captain William Swami was killed at a
railway station in Wilmington, North Carroll
ma, on Saturday morning. He was standing
near the track when large pile of lumber
fell from a moving car, crushing him to death.
The Sunday Law is enforced with a ven
geance in Garden City, Kan. Every place
Of business is compelled to ''close up tight"
not even a drug store being allowed open
for the purpose of filling prescriptions.
David Clark and his wife were found hang
ing in a corn crib on a farm near Sandwich,
Illinois, on Sunday evening. They left a
paper, signed by each, saying they died for
each other. They had been married about
two years.
The Academy of Music in Haverhill, Mass
achusetts, a four story brick structure, was
burned on Saturday evening last. In addi'
ton to the handsome music hall, the building
| contained the COmnOnWehlIn IlOtel, several
offices and stores. Loss 500, 600
Two children of Mrs. William Brocklebank,
of Lynn, Massachusetts, were drowned on
Sunday in the Lake, at Laconia,, New Hamp-
shire. A frightened horse backed into the
water with load of women and children, but
all the others were saved.
A counterfeit five. dollar silver certificate of
the new issue made its appearance in Wash
ington, D. c., on Saturday. The note was
examined at the Treasury Department, and
proved to be one of the dangerous issue of
counterfeits discovered in Detroit in Febru-
airy last.
Prohibition was adopted in Alliance, Ohio,
about-two years ago, and the authorities have
since been at war with the saloon keepers.
| The first trial under a new ordinance, result
| ing on Monday in a conviction and a fine of
5000, was followed by the prompt closing of
the last saloon.
W. o. Parsons, n prominent contractor,
was arrested at Thetford, Ontario, on Mon
day night, on charge of counterfeiting.
large quantity of bogus bills and American
silver were found on his person. He is said
| to be connected with gang of counterteiters
operating in that section.
The annual report of the San Francisco
Produce Exchange gives the following as the
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State of California July l: Flour, 173, 900 bar
rels; wheat, 1885,, 900 centals; barley, 2,
036 200 centals; oats, 81, 900 centals. This is
considerable of an increase over the amount
| on hand July /, 1887, which was: Flour, 50,-
600 barrels; wheat, 1880, 900 centals; barley,
79S, 200 centals; oats, $1,000 centals.
| One of the floors in Myers Opera House,
in Ell Paso, Texas, gave way on Saturday
night, and carried down into the cellar several
| iron pillars and Orders that supported the
proscenium and the octagon dome. On Sun
day second crash occurred, and the entire
dome, with the roof and part of the third
story walls, went down. The architect says
the floor was broken down by pile of beans
in sacks, weighing about fifteen tons, which
were stored by wholesale grocer. The bull
ding costs 100000.
Mrs. Leila Ferdinand, a colored dress
maker, of Providence, r. l., was arraigned
on Monday night on the charge of having
stolen writing desk containing $4,000 from
the house of Frederick E. NJ. Rindel, color
ed She pleaded guilty. The police found
81 ,450 of the money on her premises, and ST.,
$50 more was found on her husband in New
York. She had told him she found it in the
street. Besides the cash the sheriff recover
ed two watches, jewelry, dresses, &c, worth
$500, bought with portion of the stolen
money.
A battle occurred at Laurel Fork Meeting
House, in Whitley county, Tenn, on Sunday
morning, between the Rose and Fusion fac
tons. After the shooting had ceased it was
found that Ewell Lawson and his son John,
aged ID, belonging to the Rose faction, were
dead, and that three of the Fusion boys, Tom,
John and Enos, and John Porter, belonging
to the other side, were badly wounded.
dozen of others, whose names could not be
learned, were slightly wounded. The fight
occurred at a church.
Bad blood has existed for some time be-
tween S. H. Whiteworth, planter and mer-
chant, of Rising Sun. Lefiore county, Missis-
sippi, and Henry McCarty, another local mer-
chant Whteworth, Mclean and Hoskins
on one side, and Henry McCarty, P. II. Ivey
and Sam Austin, on the other side, met Sat
urday afternoon. The first three entered the
store of McCarty & Matthews, armed with
Winchesters and pistols. Some words brought
on firing, and Ivey and Austin were instantly
killed. Henry McCarty is missing, and is
supposed to have been killed also. White
worth and Ben Mclean are badly wounded.
"Blind Tom" the pianist, is reported suf,
fering form q nervous complaint that makes
future performances by him imprahahle. Tom,
who is living in New York city, was born in
Georgia, of slave percentage, in 1849, and was
| sold in 1858 to James W. Bethune, who OBJ
tanned control of him after the war, and ex-
hibited him as q pianist. When Tom was
declared lunatie, in 1876, q son of Mr.. Be.
thune's, John G. Bethune, was appointed
| committee of his person, and when the young
| err Bethune died the father again took con-
troll. Mrs. Virgins, Toms mother, is still
| living, and has eleven other children all born
in slavery.
Chairman Hoge, of the Grievance Com
mittee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, and Chairman Murphy, occupy
| ing the same position in the Firemen's Broth
! erhood, were arrested in Chicago on Tuesday.
They were charged by Manager Stone, Of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,
with conspiracy. The charge is based on the
circular in which Hoge is alleged to have re-
ouested Brotherhood men to secretly get en-
| ployment on the so" road and then disable
the engines. Chairman Murphy is charged
with being an accomplice. The accused were
placed under $500 bail for hearing.
Articles Of agreement between two women,
one Of whom is married, for a prize fight
have been signed at Rochester, N. y, for
$1,000. Hattie Leslie, a young married va
riety performer, who is skilful wrestler, issu-
/ ed challenge to engage in a match with fists
under prize ring rules, and it was accepted
by Peter Bagley of Bradford, Pa, On behalf
Of Alice I.eary, who Is a professional club
swinger and athlete Mrs. Leslie is only 20
years old, but Miss Leary is "a. The latter
! is now swinging clubs at the Theatre Conf
que, but will go into training in few days
under the direction of local sport All the
parties interested should be arrested, sent to
prison, and given an opportunity to exercise
their muscle for the benefit of the state.
A riot occurred on July G between Poles
and Hungarians al Jessup, Lackawanna eoun-
ty, Pa, It grew out Of same trouble at the
\ mines where they were employed. Andrew
Kakowski, the leader of the Polish faction,
was attacked by the Hungariaus at his home
and fed from the back door to the saloon of
Michael Piano, whore the doors were at once
barrioaded to prevent the attacking party get
ting in. The latter, forcing down the doors,
dragged Kakowski out in the roadway, beat
ing him with stones and clubs and defying
those who came to his help. They soon
pounded him 10 death. The Hungarians then
began celebrating their crime by drunken
carousal. The ringleaders were secured by