The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-09-15
News of the Week.

WA. Quarter, prominent member of the Bar of
West Virginia. died in Charleston on Monday.
Wilmington, Del, had 100000 fire on Sunday
caused by the burning of two morocco factories
Assistance from nearly all the large cities is being
sent Jacksonville, Florida to aid the sufferers
from yellow fever.
James Dillworth rs years of age committed sui
eide by hanging, in Brooklyn, last Saturday morn
ing. lie had been ill for some time.
Dispatches from Central and Western Michigan
state that the crop has been severely injured by
the long continued drought and recent frosts.
There were four suicides in st. Louis on Sunday;
one shot himself, and three others drowned them
selves, one of the latter was over 20 years old.
Rev. Maxwell Z. Gaddes ST., Methodist minister
died at his home in Dayton Ohio on Sunday, aged
II years. He was born in Lancaster, Penna.
James Fogarty was stabbed in the eye with an
on Saturday night and died Monday morning of his
injuries.
A gentleman who refused to give his name enter
ed the Mayors office in New York on Monday, and
left his check for 600 the relief of the yellow
fever sufferers at Jacksonville.
The cyclone, which started on the coast of Cuba
Tuesday of last week, was disastrous to shipping
and il is feared many lives were lost.
John F. Loucks assistant postmaster at Bitterville
near Carlisle, Pcnna., has been arrested on the
He was taken to Philadelphia for trial.
A son of B. C. Frost of Phillipsburg, New Jersey,
was riding pony on Sunday, evening, when the
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His skull was crushed by the animals foot.
On Monday evening, Nervin, aged 81 years only
of Christian Dearborn, caught in the gear
ing of his fathers mill, near Gettysburg Pa and
before assistance could reach him he was choked to
death.
A fire which broke out in the sash and door fac
tory of Day. Huber Croker, i'll San Francisco on
Sunday destroyed two blocks and caused great
damage in three others. The loss is estimated at
| s1,25U,O0O.
While Andrew Zintel and Annie Haas were quar-
IN a Of a in
day night the railing gave way and they fell to the
pavement below. Zlnel was killed and the woman
fatally injured.
| Henry Albert Coleman the negro who murdered
his employer DIR. James Grant, i'll Norfolk county
Virginia, on Thursday of last week, and attempted
to outrage Mrs Grant, was arrested on Monday hear
Cape Henry.
| The corn, potatoes and buckwheat in Northern
New York, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
have suffered greatly from the frosts last week 1t
is estimated that IN some places half of the late
crops have been destroyed.
! Thirty years ago insanity was almost unknown
among the southern negroes, but now the number
thus affected in North Carolina alone is estimated at
1000 and the asylum for their treatment Goldboro
has just been enlarged.
strange disease has broken out among the cattle
in Cumberland county, Pa Over 100 mead have
died within the last month. Word has been sent to
Harrisburg to have the proper officers to examine
and report the nature of the disease.
Reports from Upper Teton county, Montana say
that disastrous prairie fires raging III that sec
ton. Ranges have been burned on for an of TO
miles, ana the 1re mas Sucn dimensions
to battle all attempts to keep ii under control.
In Austria increased floods are reported at Inns
bruck. The dams have burst and the part of the
town nearest to the Inn is submerged The rain is
incessant, and the water is rising everywhere
Traffic on railways To the south is stopped beyond
Roveredo.
The rear part of John Robinson's circus train was
run into by freight train at the Waynesville water
tank, the Little Miami Railroad oil miles east of
Cincinnati, early Sunday morning Four persons
were Killed and seventeen injured one ofwhom has
| since died.
The crops below Augusta. Georgia. in the bottom
lands have been greatly damaged by an overflow of
the Savannah river. The cotton on the uplands has
been damaged by continuous rains, causing it %
sprout in the hollis. 1t has been raining i'll that
ton for twelve days.
| Reports received at Minneapolis Minnesota from
along the Northern Pacific say that the threshing
of wheat has not yet become general enough to form
an accurate opinion of the actual yield of grain.
Most of the farmers are still busy finishing harvest
and stacking the grain.
| Two earthquake shocks occurred at Vostizza
Greece, on Sunday, on the Corinthian Gulf doing
great damage. Troops have been despatched with a
supply of tents for the homeless and provisions
| the destitute Two more shocks occurred Mon
| day and the loss OF properly is over fS0OI0
T. J. Mcclure and Samuel S. Remer employed in
a packing house in Omaha, Nebraska, On Monday
engaged IN a contest us beef SINNERS. Two dead
beeyes were procured, and when time was called
both men set 10 work. McGuire won the wager in
minutes and 81 seconds. Remer's time min
utes.
Dispatches from Spain state that the rivers Xenil
Guadalfeo and Granada have oyertowe ed their banks
causing great destruction property in adjacent
country Villages have been DESTROYED and BRIDGES
sweptaway. The people have become panic-stricken
and have taken refuge in the mountains. Many
persons have been drowned. Twelve corpses have
already been recovered.
The annual Convention of the National Protective
Association began in New York ON Tuesday. This
organization composed OF spirit distillers of the
United States and has about 7UJ members, who rep
resent about sl50OvO,O0J of invested capital. The
purpose of the Convention is to consider gem
eral system of license which will be applicable to
all branches of the trade and which her
TO the public for approval.
On Sunday Miss Jennie Mckenzie aged II, only
daughter of the richest farmer OF Pine Rapids Kan
sas, Ill trying 10 initiate the feats of cottortonist
whom she had seen ut circus, placed both feet
behind her head, but was unable TO remove them
Becoming frightened she gave hard pull at one
leg and released it, but dislocated the thigh. With
the assistance of physician the other limb was
released and the dislocaled thigh set. She is i'll
critical condition.
Columbia, Pa, Is TO celebrate the centennial an
niyersary of its founding September 10Th 9th and
18th The programme calls for parade each of
the three days, shooting tournaments, exhibition
drills &e and is printed upon paper found covered
by rubbish in 4 loft of the Ivory Mill in Chester
county, by workmen engaged i'm demolishing the
structure. The mill was erected early in the eigh
tenth century, and the paper is therefore supposed
to be in the neighborhood of 100 years old.
Information has been received at the Department
OF state that His Excellency Nadji Hossein Kouli
Khan Moamed Yaar, the newly appointed Minister
from Persia, left Teheran, the capital his way to
Washington. with his suite, on the 18th of August
last He will be the first Persian representative ever
dctsfeulteu Ine American Government. although
the United States have been in treaty relations with
Persia since December 1856 when treaty of friend
ship and commerce was concluded at CONSTANT
nopie by Mr.. Carroll Spence, then our Minister
Residentto Turkey.
The twenty-second annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic was begun in Column
bus, Ohio, on Monday. The veterans are in four
camps. The main one is known Camp Neil. In
Camp Hayden quarters are also provided for ladies'
Camp Dennison is in charge of Commander Jetfreys
and the Big Tent Camp is occupied by the Army OF
West virginia. Quarters were provided for the
Veterans and other kindred organizations. The
Naval Veterans Association is well represented
Over 10000 strangers are in the CITY,
J. Calby Drew walked into the police station, in
Lynn Massachusetts, on Monday, and gave himself
up stating that he was forger to the amount of
$4,000. He had charge of financial matters for W.
T. Monroe grocer and secured notes in blank signed
by Monroe, and then forged the names of endorsers
and obtained the money at high rates of interest
Drew says that within 80 days $4,000 worth of paper
viii come due. Drew says that his employer is in |
nocent but that the names he has forged for en- |
dorsers are so numerous that he cannot remember
them all. Monroe has also been arrested
Captain Ryan. of the schooner A. D. Story which
arrived ut Gloucester, Massachusetts, from Iceland
on Saturday, reports great destruction among the
French fishing fleet during April the south coast
French, the whole French feet were concentrated
in this locality when terrible storm came up which
engulfed six vessels and their crews Another yes
sci lost her captain and three men. As near as |
could be ascertaned, the number lost was Is7. Many
10 be abandoned. Tho American vessels did fairly
well. and suffered no great damage.
The fourth section of train carrying Grand Army i
veterans from Youngstown, Ohio to the National |
Eucampment at Columbus, was wrecked Monday |
afternoon near Wadsworth Station. The connecting
rod of the locomotive broke and, while waiting on
curve for repairs heavy freight train following |
dashed into the of the special, wrecking four
cnrs two of them being demolished. The excur- |
sionsts all LEFT the before the crash but they
hurried down the embankment the wrecked coaches |
rolled down upon them, killing four and ininring
Is others several perhaps fatally. The freight train
was sgnalled, but It could not be stopped on the
steep grade Six more have since died.