The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-21
News of the Week.

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Mohawk Valley, New York, on Saturday.
One thousand nine hundred immigrants
landed from the steamer Servia at New York
on Monday.
Since the 1st of January u murders have
been committed IN New York city, 8 of which
were women.
Navigation on the Missouri river at Pierre,
Dakota, was opened on Saturday, two weeks
later than last year.
a lockout by the brewers of New York
took place on Monday. 1t throws G000 men
out of employment.
Elizabeth Arnold, colared woman, died
in Lynchburg, Virginia, Sunday night, at the
alleged age OF 11S years.
Ephraim George Squier, the well-known
explorer, died in Brooklyn, New York, on
Tuesday, in the eth year of his age.
In Akron, Ohio, on Saturday, Charles +.
Teitz, q merchant tailor, fatally injured his
wife with base ball bat and then committed
suicide by drowning himself.
Major John S. Rudd committed suicide in
Charleston, West Virginia, Sunday. He was
soldier in the Confederate army, being
staff officer of General Longstreet and grad
uate of West Point,
The lodge and dormitories and two private
Minnesota, were entered by burglars Sunday
night, the inmates being chloroformed. The
thieves secured $4,000 in jewelry and money.
Granny Rosa, an ancient eolored woman,
said to be one hundred and thirty-one years
old, has Just died near Columbia, S. G. She
was totally blind, but had just cut an entire
new set OF teeth a few days before her death.
Francis Murphy, the temperance advocate,
who has been exorting for week to immense
crowds in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday
talked to the Louisville Base Ball Club, and
as a result every member of the nine signed
the pledge.
The grand jury in Washington, d. c., ON
Tuesday found an indictment against Joseph
NJ. Chase for manslaughter in causing the
death of E. A. Paul, principal of the High
School, on the I'd instant, by having forcibly
ridden horse against him.
B. F. Asker. of Magnolia, Arkansas, was
bitten by mad dog on Saturday and terribly
lacerated about the face and arms. Mr..
Asken is a candidate for Congress on the
Republican ticket. He left for Paris, France,
Immediately after the occurrence, to be treat
ed by DR.. Pasteur.
The British steamer Hela, at London,
from Antwerp, had her bows stove and was
otherwise seriously damaged in a collision off
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Bilboa, for Rotterdam, on Monday. The
Vena sank, and sixteen of the persons on
board of her lost their lives.
On Saturday last DIR. Thomas J, Norris,
editor of the Democrat, in Macon, Missouri,
was assaulted and beaten into insensibility
with an iron bar by Alexander Hudson, edi-
tor of the Macon Times The assault grew
out Of a bitter quarrel, which has been waged
between the two papers for some time.
A box car containing 100 kegs of powder,
standing in the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road yard at Montgomery, Alabama, blew up
on Saturday. A colored car coupler standing
near by was blown to pieces. The city for a
mile around was shaken, windows for a dis
lance Of half mile were smashed aud plas-
tering was thrown down from ceilings Of up
per stories,
Robert Mills, one of the Texas pioneers,
died in Galveston, on Saturday, aged 70.
Prior to the war he was, perhaps, the wealth
lest planter in the South. His slaves and
plantations were valued at 81, 000, 900. He
was known throughout the South as the
"Duke of Bazoria" President Lincoln's
proclamation emancipated 1000 selected slaves
belonging to Mills, and resulted in his 6nan-
cial ruin, from which he never entirely recov.
cred
General Land Commissioners Stoekslaeer
has sustained the action of the Surveyor Gen.
eral of Arizona in denying the application of
J. A. Reavis and wife for a preliminary sur
vey of the alleged Peralta private land claim
in that Territory. The original claim is for
about 1000, 900 acres, estimated to be worth
about $40, 200, 900, and includes within its
limits the city of Phoenix and the towns of
Florence, Globe, Silver King and the larger
parts of the counties of Maricopa, Penal and
Graham, and a large part Of the White |
Mountain and the San Carlos Indian reserva-
ton. Among the grounds upon which the |
application is denied is failure of the parties |
alleging interest in the claim to show any |
equitable right therein.
In Chicago, on Tuesday, William Evans,
captain of and trustee for the Salvation Army, |
began suit against Mrs. Petropella Tornquist !
for $500 which she subscribed towards the |
erection of Salvation Army barracks. The |
defendant was until recently Miss johnson, |
and last fall became so Infatuated with the !
Salvationists that she not only subscribed the |
$500 for the barracks but was about to give |
all her property to General Booth, their lead |
er. Her relatives interfered and took the
matter into the Courts, without success, until,
suddenly, the heiFess made up her mind TO
Iaarry, and became Mrs. Tornquist Since
her marriage she has repudiated the Salvation
lists, aud, with her husband, processes TO fight
Captain Evans's suit on the ground that, \
when she promised 10 pay for the barracks,
she was not In her right mind.