The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-12-26
News of the Week.

creek, two miles from Kansas Clty.
Anton Rubenstein, the Russian pianist, has
accepted an offer of e25,00 for a series of
| fifty concerts to be given in the United States
| in 1898.
| Mrs. A. B. Roberts, proprietress of the
Shelburne, one of the largest hotels at At
lantic City, n. j., died on the 18th instant
! from cancer.
| The livery stable of William J. Riordan, in
| New York city, was burned Sunday, together
with 43 horses, hearses and rs wagons.
Loss, $4,000.
The greatest hop producing county in the
United States is said to be 0tsego, n. Y,
where the yield is estimated at 4,G9S, 6S8
/ pounds annually.
/ The Russian Minister, at Washington, D. c.,
says that the population of Y provinces in
1 Russia, representing over 2O,00O,OOO people,
is actually starving.
/ Sam McManus, who has been a terror to
people in the western part of Augusta county,
| Va, while at a deer stand on Monday was shot
| from ambush and killed.
John Madison Morton, author of the plays
! Box and Cox, Lend Me Five Shillings, A
| Regular Fix, &C.. died in London, England,
on Monday, aged so years.
For several days this week London, Eng
/ land, was so euveloped in a fog that nearly
! all business was suspended. This was follow
ed by intense cold, causing great suffering.
Chairman Clarkson, of the Republican
| National Committee, urges the Republicans
/ of Iowa to drop prohibition, declaring that
there was mo hope of winning so long as
they chung to the unpopular issue of pro-
hibiton.'
Senator Preston b. Plumb, of Kansas, died
suddenly of apoplexy in Washington, D. c..
4 al noon on Sunday aged 81 years, He began
TO fail year ago. and would not heed the
advice of his physician to give up work and
take rest
The largest girder in the world was placed
in position on Sunday over the Mattabessett
River at East Berlin, Conn, being l02 feet 6
inches long, feet deep and weighing over so
tons. 1t was manufactured by the Berlin
Bridge Company.
Senator Voorhees, is quoted as saying that
all the Democratic Senators have agreed tC
assist him in preventing the confirmation o.
Judge Woods, of Indiana, as q Circuit Judge
on the ground that his action in the Dudley
'blocks of five case proved him unfit for a
Judicial position.
The Edgerton plantation of 1892 acres il
Brunswick county, Va, was sold on Saturday
last to Mr.. James L. Dalton, of Petersburg
Va, for $4,000 cash. The plantation lie:
Immediately on the Atlantic and panville
railroad and is one of the best known farm!
in Brunswick county.
On Tuesday while 200 laborers were re
turning from work upon the Pulmona ant
, lsernia railway, in Italy, they were overtaker
by terrific snow storm. Many of them were
, suffocated in drifts and others were frozen tC
death. Fifteen bodies have thus far been re
covered, and 20 of the unfortunate men are
still missing.
George Xeim. of Lobachsyille, Berk
county. Pa, has probably one of the largest
bulls ever raised in the State The animal i.
pounds Mr.. keim thinks that he can ado
800 to 1000 pounds to his weight. He con
templates taking him to the Worlds Exhi
bition in Chicago.
Judge Simonton, at Harrisburg, Pa, ha.
made a decree dissolving the Farmers anC
Mechanics Fire Insurance Company, OF
Millersburg' the Merchants of Altoona, ant
the Dauphin Fire Insurance Company, Of
Dauphin, and appointed receivers. The com
panies were mutual fire insurance compane!
and are declared insolvent.
On Saturday of last week Ammou Nest, =:
years old, of Schultzville, Berks county, Pa.
drove a team to Allentown. In going dowr
steep hill Nest attempted to tighten the
brakes Of the wagon, when sudden anC
heavy Jolt threw him almost over the wagon
landing him on his head and face. Both hi
Jaws were broken and he was otherwise badl,
hurt.
The Iowa State board of agriculture reports
the total value of the products Of Iowa sol
for 1891 to be S449, S97 sos. OF this amount
| IN nnn OlD - fnr Hnrsag
next, with S76,000,000. Mich cows anC
other cattle $40, 600, 900 hay and butter prod
ucts each are over $50, 1000, 600; oats ovel
S26, 000,0 600; wheat, S25, 100000; hogs
$50. 000. 900.
On Monday fire consumed four barns oil
Hon. John d. Campbel's stock farm, two
F miles from Schenectady. Four valuable
horses and a large amount of produce wa
consumed. The loss will amount to S13, 900
The large stock buildings of James Murphy
near Congers, n. Y, were burned. Twelve
valuable horses and many fine cattle persisted
Loss about $4,000.
Five banks controlled by Rosenberger
Shirley & Co. were closed Monday in thu
Shenandoah Valley, Va. The banks are il
Warrenton, Gordonsville, Basic City, Waynes
boro, and Newmarket. The liabilities 0
Rosenberger, Shirley d Co. are about $3.50,
900. The small shopkeepers suffer most
Tightness in the money market is assigned a
the cause Of the failure.
Mrs. Mary l.. Munson was found murdered
at Shelton, Conn, at 10 o'clock Monda,
night. The body was found lying on the hool
of lower room in pool of blood, with TIVE
pistol-shot wounds and several terrible gashe
in the skull. In her arms was her oneweek.
old baby crying piteously. John Hawley,
colored, who is said to have been intimate
with Mrs. Munson, was arrested.
Bishop and Mrs. Joseph P. Thompson
(colored), of Newburgh, n. Y, celebrated
their golden wedding on Wednesday Of las
week. The Bishop. now 10 years old, wa!
born on Virginia plantation, ran away il
his 18th year, made good his escape to tn,
North, learned the blacksmith S trade, Dough
books and studied them, began preaching
and has been so years in the ministry ant
10 in the episcopate.
On Monday afernood Louise Lee Bayard
youngest daughter of Hon. Thomas +. Bayard
ex-Secretary of State, was married at he
fathers home, Delmore Place, near Whining
ton, Del, to DR.. Frank Angel, a professo
at Cornell University. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Jesse Higgins, o
Baltimore. Owing to the death of Count
Lewenhaupt, brother-in law of the bride
there were but few guests at the wedding
John Davies, one of the best known minin,
experts in the West died at the Sherman
House, Chicago, Monday night of pneumonia
Mr.. Davies had made and lost severa
fortunes in Colorado and California. H
died almost penniless. He was the origiua
owner of the Little Chief mine near Leadville
which he sold some years ago for 100000
1t was afterward sold again for S., 100000
In poker game at Leadville some years agC
Mr. Davies got up from the table $50, GOT
loser. The next night he sat down and moi
only recovered his losses, but won $40, 600 on
the top fit He gave large sums of money
to charitable societies at Denver, Leadvilc
and other towns.
The movement originated by the North
western Miller, of Minneapolis, to send
ship load of -four from the millers of thu
United states to the starving Russian peas
ants is being heartily endorsed by -four maker,
in all sections of the country. The houl
mills of Akron, Ohio, have contributed "a, 00(
pounds to the cargo; the Southern Indiana