The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-07-06
News of the Week.

Mrs Annie Smith has applied for license to
practice law at Danvlle, Va.
Ex-President Woolsey of Yale died in New Haven,
Connecticut, on Monday, aged SIS years.
The Ferrol iron property, in Augusta county, Va,
has been sold to a foreign syndicate for $4,000
Enoch Taylor, colored, found murdered on
the commons in Washington, D. C., ON Saturday
night.
Robert Bonner, of New York, has been refused his
offer of sos COO for the three year old troter AXte
which broke the record Tuesday at Minneapolis,
The Buffalo fly is reported to have appeared
among cattle at Three Mile Run, near New Bruins
wick, New Jersey. Its presence was disclosed by
! two fatal cases.
| Local rains in Richmond, Va, on Tuesday even
ing, caused the water in shockoe creek to back up,
aud the lower floors and cellars fat le st fifty bust
ness houses submerged.
BY the sinking of a ferry boat in the Tallapoosa
river in Alabama on Monday evening, three color
ed men were drowned, and two wagons loaded with
merchandise for we;umpka were lost
Lizzie Hawks, aged II years, and Mamie Hawks,
aged years were killed by lightning Tuesday after
noon while in a swing on the farm of John Hawks,
about three miles from Lockport, n. y.
Rev. George A. Smith. one of the Oldest ministers
of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Virginia, and
at one time editor of the Southern Churchman, died
on June Is in Alexandria, aged SC years
John W. Miller, was ON Wednesday. sentenced at
ST. Louis to be hanged on August % for the murder
ofsamuel Apgar George Mortimer, an accomplice
was sentenced TO fifty years in the penitentiary.
The Sears Commercial Company have placed an
attachment on the Goodyear Rubber and Shoe Com
pany at Providence. X. l., for $4,000. The Sears
Company is the heaviest of a number Of creditors.
Ralph Graves Professor of Mathematics at the
State University of North Carolina. attempted 10
commit suicide in Raleigh. on Sunday night. by
cutting his throat. He had been in bad health for
months
By the anr,.xe zion of Hyde Park, Lake View,
lake Cicero :-.Id jefferson Chicago is given an ad
diiicnal population of nearly 10000, making Its
total 10000 and giving the city a total area of
about Ia square miles.
A cloud burst over Akron. Ohio, on Friday last.
and two inches of water fell in hour. Consider
able damage done to property and sand was
washed upon the railroad tracks in such quantities
as 10 prevent transportation.
AmaSa Sprague. elder bro,her Of the late GOV.
VIM Sprague. Of Rhode Island and once the owner
Of slOpco01a has just accepted an election to the
Office Of sheriff Of Kentcounty in that STATE an Office
worth 500 or 500 year.
George Blair. colored died near Winchester. Ohio,
on June =. aged Is He had been marr1ed five
tines and was the father Of GO children. fifteen Of
whom were by his last wife lie has children living
who are over - years old
heavy FAinstorm on Tuesday evening washed a
big rock out in a cut on the Pan Handle track. near
Hanover ohio. gravel train backed on IL throw
ing II cars of the track aud causing wreck which
blocked the road both ways.
Reports from GriEEs and Cas- counties. in Dakota
and adjacent Red River valleys in Minnesota TO
the effect that good rains fell saturday and the
farmers are hopeful that aticast some OF the damage
done By the hot, dry weather viii Be overcome.
Rev Dr. Thomas = Davies. Of Philadelphia, re
emily elected Bishop Of The Protes;su, Episcopal
Diocese Of Michigan. has written 70 the committee
Detroit accepting the charge, subject to the aT
prnyal orthe General cony entiou, which will meet
IN october.
During severe storm Tuesday evening lightning
struck Sis0 barrel tank Of oil At Johnston station
six niIes north Of Washington Pa The oil was
burning sesecly Al las, AecoaHp Il was owned by
tho Atlantic and Western rips Line. other tanks
werv iu danger Of ignisnE
Abraham uspuy. Who Is believed To have bccn the
las, soldier OF the var aflsls surviving in northern
Pennsylvania. died Feccatiy hear thc Delaware
Water CAP. wherc he was born, and resided ali his
life exosps when 10 tue service, lie was within
thrcc uonshs Of = years Asc
The plani Of tAe gsa,isa, Iron WORKS which failed
fsuf months sEo SOLD on Monday The entire
p-upVfty Was purchased by " William T. Bond. rep
rszsniiug ths Reading R2ilEoad Company. Tor sIi8
co subject - = mortgage 81 $40 90. The works
win resume operations 81 an early date.
ssverai ueeks sx1 Abraham wiBsard Of New
franklin Pa. injgrst bis haaa while working about
a ssavepipe nlaol paasaniaE 81 IN. aaa ON Tues
day hc died lie had eateo oaly thFee times In the
past teva,y dsy. Tie ~zs fiSy-thrce year. old and
pronIasnt Ia the River asvthren Church.
5ack snyder died of hydroPAobia the public
highway near naRyaile. Illinois, Monday. Tie
sud hss tasaltY sss oag ia covered wagon from
ieaggh eoaaty. "a sas Missouri shortly amer sny
der va bltsea hy = stray dos ~ fAanyilo his con
dsan vas 70 serious that The family came 70 hAit
lsrxe eays near Hesmuza Mining camp. "a
saiies from Iss Csacss Ses Nexico, has beSu opeH-
81 ami IL - aid hat Interior Is iiaod with vicns
q sla,ast yare silver Il Is thought the will
sxrred In fichscs the faHs0ls BRIDAL Chantet Csve
AZ snaks Valley. New Nsxieo. from which over
sjoooo In siises was taken.
Mr. uizabssA Michael sgd y years. widow Of
John Michael diesi on Juneg7 a. Lancaster. Ia Mrs
Nichaei ssFs the craps Ha1eI a. Lancaster from
1915 until few years ago. and her pics were made
faa0as b. James Buchanan. who while United
STATES Minister ~ England described them In q
speech =, a stats dinner A. Land0n
The 5ssauer city q Rio de JansiFu has arrived al
san Franeiseo fsssn Hong Kong aud Yokohama A
destructive rain Storm occurred az Hoag Kong on
May - and - The total rainfall for 8 hours was
81 inches An estimate : noi given Of the loss To
psiysss properly but The loss 30 public property IS
plscea Al s0ass1 Fifiosn lives vrFv lost
The Longest examination Of wiiaesS on record
has jus, been completed in New jersey Richard ,.
strseus the famous Uagon Pacific expert. has been
giving testimony on an average Of three days week
for oves two years in the Of the state OF New
Jersey against the Norris and Eex Road for Arrears
oftaxrs The evidence Is all in. sad the arguments
began this week before Vice Chancelos Yaa Fleet.
Aisrri 4 3 suffering from q PasGs Of Ioensts.
hundred Zoa4ycs have bcea sent with dry straw to
Aumaic 20 destroy the Invading insects Al Setif
nearly so soldiers weFe lately engaged IN this work,
aud colonsts and agricultural abouers had been re-
QUESTIONED - help them. Al selEaia long line Of
arss Was kepl up 70 prevent the invasion. but the
fuel was exhausted before the mas Of invaders.
which had al uuhTosen front OF six miles
a very heavy ralnstofm wished Washington. D, G.,
on Monday and the sewers became ehoked The
.ower level OF The city sloag the Centre Market and
the produce houses on Pennsylvania avenue suffer
cd most In souis PLACES the water was three feet
deep The Pennsylvahia Railroad station, ON sixth
street was again surrounded BY water, which came
up almost TO the main floor OF the building. The
eAbmen got number Of fares by carrying people to
and from The building.
In Pleasant Unity. near Greensburs, Pa, shortly
after o clock on Tuesday morning. Or. r l. Smith
was awakened BY loud rap at his door by man
who said be wanted a tooth pulled. wheu the doc
TOR opened the door he confronted by three
masked men, with drawn reyolvers, who demanded
his money He was Knocked down aud sayagely
beaten until len for dead. The rufans then over
powered the other inmates Of the house robbed it Of
nearly 500 and escaped
{ Mn. Henry Jones living near Kokomo. Indiana,
has had born to her twin girls inseParably connect
ed at the hips and lover abdomen. No vital organs
are connected except the spinal column, which is
continuous from one end TO the other. Each
7 breathes and pulsates quite independently of the
other and both are perfectly formed and have free
use Of their limbs The infants are apparently as
I hearty as any children Of their age.
Nara Mitchell, the noted astronomer, died on
I Jupe IS in lynn. Massachusetts. She was born in
N.a,t,ck.t and was "a wears Of age At the age of