The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-08-29
News of the Week.

The town of Charleston, Ark. was burned Monday
night.
An old trunk found in the house of a St. Louis
miser contained $1,000.
There was sharp frost at Denison and VAIL in
Iowa. on Saturday morning.
Washington, D. c. is infested with aeas, and no
part of the city is free from them.
The grain crops III Sweden and Denmark have
been partially destroyed by ineessant rains.
Right Hon. Henry Cecil Raikes, NJ P, the post
master general of England, died on Monday
A fall of 500 in temperature occurred at Water
town, s. Dakota. Friday night. and the frost line
was touched. No injury was done to corn.
Pure rock salt has been discovered in Kansas at a
depth of 500 feet and the supply said to be prac
ticaIly inexhaustible.
The undertaken who buried Mrs. Polk was the
same that performed similar offices for her husband,
President Polk, 4S years ago.
Westmorelsnd county, England, has been flooded
by ncessant rains, and crops destroyed and cattle
drowned by overlooking streams.
Judge Stewart, at Chambersburg, Pa, rendered a
decision in favor of the liberal element Of the
Church of the United Brethren in Christ
Forest fires in Nevada and Ell Dorado counties
California have done great damage TO property and
a number of people have been made homeless
Much damage was done at Evansville, Ind. early
on Saturday morning. by heavy rain, which over
taxed the capacity of the sewers and flooded houses
After the most exciting and vituperative campaign
ever known there, staunton Va, voted on Saturday
for license by 90 majority. Four years ago license
had majority of97.
W. f. Deshiel, real estate agent of Richmond
Va, was arrested on Monday charged with forging
the name off. L. Ludwig, of Pittsburg, to two ne
gotiable notes for Sl.1O0.
The only French vineyards which promise well
are those of the Bordeaux regions In the Other
regions the vineyards have been ravaged by phyl
loxera, mildew and black rot
y cold wave prevailed in Iowa on Saturday and
Sunday, the mercury dropping from 800 to $50. In
Wisconsin on Sunday night there was frost which
damaged the tobacco and cranberry crops.
\ German immigrant arrived at New York oil
Monday, with his wife and "a children. The famil!
were in good circumstances, and went on their wa!
rejoicing that they had set their feet upon the sol
of free America.
The Southern Iron Company, at Chattanooga, have
made a successful test of new steel making pro
cess making good quality of Bessemnr basic from
Southern white pig with no mixture. The produc
was of the best quality.
Frank Hughes, wealthy farmer at Woodake
KY, was instantly killed with shotgun by one Of
his farm hands, named John Dudley, on Tuesday
night. Jealousy of Dudey's wife is said to have
been the cause Of the tragedy.
City Marshal Daniel Bruce of Shelbyville, Ind.
was on Saturday shot and fatally wounded by Chas
Hawkins, noted desperado At midnight mol
broke into the jail, dragged Hawkins out by thu
neck and hanged him to the nearest tree. His bod!
was also riddled with bullets.
Later accounts from the hurricane at the islant
of Martinique, on Tuesday of last week. an account
of which was given in the last issue of the ADvo
CATE, state that the loss of life will be over $50
while the injured are 900. The loss TO prop