The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-25
News of the Week.

the same day Glasgow, Kentucky, had $4,000
fire.
Jesse streitt, the boy sleeper of Columbus, Indi-
ana, awoke on Sunday. after continuous sleep of
100 hours.
on Sunday hail storm passed over the western
part of Minnesota, causing loss of over 100000 to
the standing grain.
Owing to trouble in the Amalgamated Association
the works at steelton. Pa, have closed. throwing
1000 men out of work.
At Philadelphia Pa, on Monday burglars robbed
the residence of Rev Joseph stockbridge and car
ried OF 500 in money, jewelry, &c.
A nine year old girl at Rottweil, wurtemberg,
drowned her four year old brother because she was
tired of having to take care of him.
Low water in threshing and saw mill engines is
causing serious accidents this season. Several
deaths from this cause are reported daily.
The Merchants National Bank of Fort Worth
Texas, suspended on Monday morning. Its assets
reported at 81 and liabilities at s5OOOOO
Hundreds of native cattle are dying in the chero-
kee nation of Texas fever, having become infected
by the thousands Southern cattle recently taken
into that country.
Roland B. HILL a Boston newspaper man. and the
son of United States Senator Hill, of Georgia, has
been taken into custody by the New York police
who fear that his mind is unbalanced
Early on Sunday morning two bodies were seen
floating in the whirlpool at Niagara. One was en-
tirely nude, and supposed to be the body of a
woman. The other was partly clothed.
Loring B. LOOMS, at time a member of
large land claim firm in Chicago, was arrested in
Washington, D. C., Monday. year ago he en-
bezzed SSs,0O0 of the firms money and disappeared
There is great anxiety in Cuba over the ravages of
small pox in Artemesia, of the province of Pirar
Del Rio. Many houses have been abandoned In
that town, the streets deserted and panic has
spread among the Inhabitants
Influenza ofpinkeye nature prevails in epidemic
among the horses in Dayton, and all through the
Miami Valley in Ohio. Young horses withstand
the disease, but old and neglected animals suecumb
Numbers are dying in city and country.
On Sunday while screwing on toe cover of coffin
in which reposed what was supposed to be the
lieless form oran infant child of John Deruyters of
Paterson n. j., the undertaken found the child to be
alive. The child was taken i'll n few days ago.
Chin Hop Sing, laundryman on East Fifth street
New York, has been pronounced leper, the disease
being of about eight months standing. He arrived
from San Francisco about IS months ago. There are
said to be three leper in New York city at present
Sarah Davis, colored died in indianapolis, Ind,
on Monday, aged lSS years She was said to be the
oldest woman in the United States Papers. &C.. in
her possession set her age at u.s. but she lost some
that would have established her claim to the
highest number
statement has been filed in the suit of Mrs
Nancy w. Little against the South Fork Fishing and
Hunting Club, OF Pittsburg. In behalf of herself
and eight children she asks for $4,000 damages for
the death Of her husband. John A. Little who was
lost in the Johnstown flood.
While an apprentice was mixing chemicals in
Rosenzweg's drug shop, at Cassel, Germany, satur-
of no f1iv
the apprentice and setting fire to the shop. The
flames communicated to the Hotel de Russe, adj
joining, and both buildings were destroyed
The village ofsawyerville, osceola county Mich,
consisting of 30 houses one general store one large
sawmill, single mill and lumber yard, was totally
destroyed by fire ON Saturday night The entire
property is owned by the Cutler & savidge Lumber
| Company, of Spring Lake Michigan. The loss is
between S2JOO00 and S30O.OOO partially covered by
insurance.
The steamship Etherby Saturday finished loading
at Galveston with the first cargo of American wheat
shipped this season to Europe. The cargo is $3.50
bushels all Texas wheat and is the beginning of
what is expected to be in the near future great
! export business, gathering grain not only from
Texas, but from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and
other Western States
! The remains of the Jones family were found in
the ruins of their house near Clay City, ILL.,, on
Monday morning The family consisted of hus-
band, wife, son aud daughter and grandchild 1t is
thought that either the son father murdered the
family, set fire to the house and committed suicide
The son was addicted to liquor and had threatened
TO kill the family. and the husband was subjected to
fits of insanity.
The most severe thunder storm that has occurred
at Gettysburg Pa, for years. passed over the town
Monday afternoon. For nearly an hour the rain
fell in torrents, flooding the Streets The barn of
Alex. oiler, on the outskirts of town. was struck by
lightning and burnt to the ground with all the pro-
duce in it. In York street ball of fire five inches
in diameter fell to the ground and bursed scatter
ing over the sidewalk.
Senator W. II. Ross the leading statesman of the
Cherokee Nation, died suddenly on Monday morn
ing, at his home, in Fort Gibson, Indian Territory
He was half breed, about 6S years o age and was
educated at Princeton College by his uncle, Chief
John Ross. lie entered public life at the age of %,
and has held almost every office in the gift of the
Nation. from Chief down. He was a Lieut. Col
during the war in the Confederate Army
train passing along the railroad running near
the Manchester ship canal fell over the latters en-
bankment, near Liverpool, Saturday, killing eleven
men who were working under the heading and in
juring many others. boy seventeen years of age
employed by the railroad turned the wrong
switch, allowing the train TO crash into a buffer
which caused the cars TO fall on workmen below
the embankment. The boy was arrested and
charged with manslanghter.
Alexander Grourly died in the National Soldiers
Home, at Leavenworth, Kansas Monday, aged 9s
years. His military career began in the war of
1872 He served throughout the Mexican war from
the beginning with General Taylor's command. He
also took part in many Indian wars along the
border, where he was generally found during his
min IL
in which he served four years. enlisting at the age
of6s.
The heroic bronze statue of stonewaIl Jackson
was unveiled in Lexington, Virginia, on Tuesday,
The streets and buildings were decorated There
was procession, in which the survivors of the
Stonewall Brigade took part. General Wade
Hampton presided over the ceremonies. Rev. DR..
A. c. Hopkins, the Chaplain of the Stonewall
Brigade offered prayer; Col. T. NJ. semmes recited
three poems and Gen. Jubal A. Early delivered an
Grafton.
At Tiff City, Missouri, on Sunday night, a number
OF roughs attempted TO break up a religious meet
ing The minister commanded them to be quiet,
whereupon one of the roughs knocked him down
with club The justice of the peace. with son of
postmaster Hopkins and several others. attempted
to arrest the roughs. They met with resistance.
clubs and rocks being used against the officers.
Young Hopkins then fired upon them. killing John
Cook and shooting the left hand of one of the
rioters. Hopkins surre ldered to the sheriff.
AT Eric. Pa, on Friday of last week. a careless
nurse girl in the family of Carl Schwartz left his
two children, Lena aged 3 years, and the baby.
Annie alone in back yard in the vicinity of some
matches and an oil can Soon after their mother
found both children in flames, and in her frantic
efforts to save them was almost burned to death
herself Lena is dead, the baby viii die. and the
mother win be cripple for life. Emil streuber.
who saved the mothers life was badly burned
about the hands.
David S. Walker, Ex-Governor o Florida, died in
Tallahassee, on Monday night. at the age of &c
years. He was born in Kentucky. but emigrated TO
Florida about fifty years ago. lie was the first State
Senator from Leon and Wakul!a counties after
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