The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-08-11
News of the week.

NEWS OF LQe Week.
Howard o. Spencer and George stringham hay,
| been arrested, charged with committing murder 2
| years ago.
John Robinson the Snowman. died on Saturda!
! in Cincinnati. He was so years of age and hat
| amaSsed Il fortune.
The varnish works of Kubler & Beck, at Akron
Ohio, were struck by lightning on Saturday and
| consumed. Loss. $4,000.
Russia and Austria hungary. Many lives have beer
lost and crops and cattle destroyed.
Mrs Hardy died in Washington, d. C., on Tuesday
afternoon after having seven teeth extracted. Hel
death was caused by nervous shock.
| fire at Blackstone, Virginia on Saturday. de
s.royed the Southern warehouse, hotel and other
| buildings. Loss, $4,000 insurance, Sl2,JO0
II is predicted that the famous cattle trail between
Texas and the North will be a thing of the past
the railroads having made it practically useless.
a farmer in Santa Barbara county, California. has
cleared $500 this year from half an acre of pampa:
grass. The plumes readily bring five cents each.
Seven and half million dollars, according 10 the
parliamentary return, was received from licenses
for the sale of liquor in Wales this year
Large trees were uprooted, buildings moved from
their foundations and Others demolished by hur.
ricane, on Friday night of last week, in Newmarket
Iowa.
| Ex-Sherif Joseph Webster ST. OF Delaware eoun.
ty. Pa, dropped dead ON Sunday while conversing
with his family in Thornbury township. He was in
| his 10Th year.
Gen. Sheridan died suddenly. of heart failure, al
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funeral will take place to-day in Washington Car.
dinal Gibbons Will oficiate.
Bush fires were raging with undated fury around
Ottawa OH Saturday. The village of Eureka, with
50 houses stores and large steam saw mill is said
to have been swept out of existence.
Detroit was visited on Friday night of last weeG
| by terrific thunder storm. The damage by light
ming and wind will aggregate about $4,000 In les.
| than four hours $50 inches of rain fell.
The mosquitoes were so violent on Chincoteagut
Island Va, last week, that they drove the ponie.
| from the marshes into the the first m
have ever come in of their own accord.
Walter NJ. Leeds, alias John Bonney, was arrested
in Boston Saturday night for the robbery of Cal
vim Baldwins safe at North Brookheld Leeds is 4:
years of age and has spent II years in prison.
The long list deaths due to exposure during the
memorable March blizzard is still being added TO
Last week Vim. O'Bren, aged 81, Jersey City died
He had been badly frostbitten from which he never
recovered.
Salem, New Jersey. and its vicinity were visited OF
\ Sunday night by one OF the heaviest rain storm:
known there for years The barn of the late Joshua
Thompson near the city was destroyed by lightning
4 with the seasons crops, &c.
| A most remarkable coincidence in connection
with Berks county, Pa. family ,Schilling by name
is that both parents were born on February 22nd
their six children (Which include two sets of twins
were born on February p. q.
| The planning and moulding mill of r. j. Francis
| Jr, in Hoboken, n. j., struck by lightning on
Saturday night and burned with Randall sawmill
| adjoining and six dwellings. The loss on Francis
mill is estimated at $4,000, on Randalls at $4,000
Rev r. F. Flood, of Brooklyn, was run over by a
train at Green Lawn, L. l.. on Saturday night and
died on Tuesday from the effects of the accident
Both his legs cut off, He fell it is said. over
rail while daZZled by the glare of lightning flash
during the big storm of Saturday.
| Herman Kemper Otto Bergman and Ed. Hogeman
apples on Sunday in an orchard in Quincy Illinois
| by Roder, an erIploye of the owner. With a shot
gun Roder Shot at short range all the boys danger
ously wounding Kemper. Roder is in custody.
Thomas Lilly, hostler employed by Singley
Bros. confectioners, of Wilmington, Delaware, died
Tuesday morning from poisoning, attributed to
dried beef, of which he and three Others of the
Singley household partook on Monday night. The
Others were made very sick, but are expected to
recover.
six-story brick tenement in New York CITY was
burned on Friday afternoon of last week, and OF
about $50 people who lived in ii 20 persisted in the
flames while several others were SO badly injured
that they are not expected to recover. The fire was
started by the explosion of a coal oil lamp ON the
| first floor.
The storm of Saturday evening was very violent
in the northern part OF Berks county, Pa, and IN
adjoining districts Four barns were destroyed by
lightning, and the losses aggregate about $4,000
Stephen Dresibach was knocked from a wagon near
Slatington and killed tits supposed he was stunned
by an electric bolt
terrific wind and rain Storm prevailed at Cairo,
Illinois, Sunday, lasting an hour. Signs fences
and awnings were demolished, and hundreds of
trees were leyeled. The roof of the engine of the
Cairo elevator was blown of, and two warehouses
were blown down. barge, containing l6 600 bush
els of coal, was sunk in the river.
On Saturday night last Edward BOhan a German
residing in New York, gouged his wife's remaining
eye out with one of his fingers The other one was
served the same way sevefal years ago. Notwith-
standing his cruelty She had remained faithful and
dutiful wife. Now.she is completely blind and has
been forsaken by her husband,
The clothing and mems supply goods store of Bit
ting Bros at Wichita, Kansas was robbed on Satur-
day night of jewelty and clothing valued at 5000
one of the thieves was arrested at the Union Depot
Hotel on Sunday, and all the goods were recovered
from the ieWelrY and left In bureau drawer at the
hotel
MIS- Heiena heiIetson qlel az W GTande. Iowa,
on fiday OF lasL Week, os lcPesY Ahe Was2 years
old native OF Norway, eng there was no history of
the disease IN The family for several generations:
ana no exposure OF c9ntagion. she complained OF
ease was obscure until last june when deveioped
rapidly.
heavy rain and thppdef Storm visited RhiIadel-
phia, ia-, an MondaF afternoon, being especially
severe " lle Northwestern section. AT Manayunk
some o. lhe streets were washed out by the sudden
mantown and Norristown Railroad were delayed by
deposits upon the tracks oil sahd, gravel and other
DEBRIS. Or, N,o,,o,,
Inc t'IesidehI on MoHuhy diIected mat Major Cen
sehofied commanding Ihe Division Of the Atlantic
intan IN assnme command ~ The orny os GanI
sheridan's successor. Gen. John McA. Schofeld was
born IN me same year !ts5ll with the latter and
u'.aa os sacrcier Of War In isss
Set'eu - 500 80 ~ 81. y,
man al Narragi!fsett Pier. Qmce Governor, L. s
Senator and millionaire, he has fallen to the posi-
ton he now occupies Through the fntFigues of the
late syh4e ps said Iie ,S VIE NJ
1 ~ ,yboIn bs rpas iinroad se,,ao Is
az ty he sbiaing Iiahts of the pnr '0's aso
Is Que Vi 'he 'uini"s "snS VI 'no fiel'
Emerson keyser, an employe IN planning mill at
Wesville, Ohio, met with peculiarly painful death
while at work on Tuesday. lie was standing in front
of "planer" when one of the bits" sharp piece
of steel three inches wide and oHr INCHES ling sud
forge in the abdomen ana iniielng terrible wound.
The unfortunate man died almost Instantly.
Through careloSsnsss In arranging a blast i'm
rock cut al Squantuck, Connecticut on the extension
fthe Derby Railroad on Saturday, can eonIaining
top;o peIi.p Him KIM ~ .e sfs q an
henois SnI Ivan Vas Rlovn ont pf ibs cpt nf boa
az, ainban tment iending on hrotsn poes 70 y W.
aeioE Ills eyes were bIoWn mt his threat boS ILL.,
burned and he had inhaled the fire vet Sui 4idi.y
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