The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-06-02

d. G. Fowle has been nominated by the
Democrats of North Carolina for GOVERNOR.
The Methodist General Conference selected
Omaha as the place for the meeting of the
next General Conference.
AAer % years of welded life first child
was few days ago born to Mrs and Mr.. An
thony Haley, of York, Pa.
The St. Paul Knitting Works, at st. Paul
Park, Minnesota, were burned on Thursday
morning. Loss Sill, 900; insurance ST. 900,
An inundation is feared in the yellow
River district, China last December, by its
overflow, oyer 2, COZ, 600 people were drowned.
Il ia estimated that the reduction of the
public debt during the month of May amounts
to $4,000 900. S12,O00,000 were paid for
pensions.
Fire at SELMA, California, on Wednesday
night, burned half of block opposite
the Southern Pacific Railway depot Loss
500, 1000, partly insured.
The large three-story frame factory of the
Wallingford Wheel Company, at Wallipgfard
Conn, was struck by lightning On Wednesday
morning and destroyed by fire. Loss $780,
OGQ,
A valuable collie dog, owned by Walker
Browne, of Flushing, Long Island, was seized
with rabies Thursday morning and bit three
farm hands and COW before it was shot
The wounds of the men were cauterized.
What is said to be the largest self adjusting
leather link belt ever made has just been fin
ished for Seth f, Dawson, ofLawrenee, Mass.
The length is 70 feet. the width a2 inches and
the weight $50 pounds. 1t took LOG, 775 links
to produce 1t.
A freight train on the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad was wrecked near Louisville on
Tuesday. The engine boiler exploded and
81 cars weFe demolished. W.. M. Quinn,
engineer was killed. The fireman and brake
man were fatally injured.
A despatch from the City of Mexico says
that Luis Huller has concluded cash pur.
chase of 1000, 900 acres of land for colonial
ton purposes in the States of Chiapas and Chi
huahua, Mr.. Hullers agents in Europe have
forwarded number of German families
during the last month to Chiapas.
Mrs. Nancy A. Lewis died near Chalk Lee
vel, Pittyslvania county, Va, on Sunday last
aged SO years, 8 months aud 10 days, She
leaves large family who are prominent men
and women in that State, She was the mother
of IA children, and her descendants included
70 grandchildren, SO great grandchildren, and
several great great grandchildren.
Twenty members of the Ancient ARTILLERY
of London, England, escorted by delegation
from the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Of
Boston, on Thursday visited the battlefield o
Gettysburg. It is said the Englishmen were
astonished at the extent of the field and thI
way in which the positions Of the various reg
iments have been marked by costly monu
! mants.
Nelson Leater, farmer, living near Ian
| l. pN,,pd Iao1
of water on Wednesday. When lifted from
the water strong odor of chloroform ISSUED
from his mouth. Whether he committed
suicide or met with foul play cannot be ascer
| tanned He was to have been married mex
week to a Young widow. He was in the hahl
of carrying large sums OF money upon HI
person. No money waa found upon him.
Wilson NJ Campbell, who has been in the
penltentiary in Topeka, Kansas, for tou
wears, and was sentenced to life impsison
| ment upon being convicted of ASSEMBLING hi
own daughter, has been pardoned by tn
Governor The State Board of Pardons
which investigated the case, reported to tn
Governor that they were satisfied that Camp
bell is innocent, end that his daughter testi
fed falsely against him through the influence
Of her mother.
Professor Forbes, the State Entomologis
of Illinois, reports that he finds cut worms O
various species more numerous this yea
throughout Central and Southern Illinois tina
he has ever known them before. The fact j
due, doubtless, to the dry weather of the las
three years, The root web worm is also es
peciallY abundant, and likely to join with tn
cut worm in doing serious mischief when cor
is planted after grass. The same cireum
stances which have promoted the develop
ment of the cut worm are favorable to the in
crease of the army worm.