The Democratic advocate., 1891-04-18
News of the Week.

Mesquite, Texas.
Bishop Gilmour of Cleveland, Ohio, died at st.
Augustine, Florida, on Monday evening.
| Gen F. B. spinola, Congressman from the Tenth
District of New York, died on Tuesday morning.
| Harry Nagle, of York, Pa was arrested while set
ting fire to several buildings in that city Tues
day.
Dave Rankin, of Tarkio, Mo-, at Kansas City,
bought 200 head of cattle for s205,O a few days
ago.
Baumgardner, Eberman < Co. dealers in coal and
lumber, at Lancaster, Pa. have failed foT nearly
S75OOOO.
4 fire in Pittsburg, Pa. Tuesday morning destroy
ed three acres of sheds at the stock yards and lS7
head of cattle.
The exports of beef hog and dairy products from
this country during March amounted TO Sl23Ol,153
against slO5Gj Gj3 during March, 1890.
Three families of Lynn, Mass, were poisoned on
Monday night after using milk purchased of a
grocer during the day.
\ D ton fly wheel at the Berkshire Mills, Phila-
dephia, Pa, burst Saturday causing loss to the
building fover $1,000.
Joseph Hammer, an employe ofthe schlitz brew
cry in Milwaukee fell into vat of boiling water on
Saturday and was scalded to death.
Henry Houk and Daniel Pomeroy, each 81 years
old were two conspicuous figures at the Worthwhile,
Mich, polls al the recent election.
DIR. John West, a well known resident of York,
Pa, died on the 10th instant. He was active in
everything looking to the advancement of the
medical profession.
Heavy rain and snow storms prevailed in some of
the Western and Northwestern States on Thursday
and Friday of last week. causing great damage to
crops and cattle.
the week ending at noon on Saturday was 12l6, as
against 100 for the preceding week The increas
ing mortality was owing to the grip.
Page McPheson, of the firm of McPherson, SWEET
Il Co.. stock brokers in ST. Louis has been miss
ing since Friday last 1t is reported that his ac
| counts are involved to the extent of $4,000.
A mob near Burton, W Va, took from their home
at midnight wednesday, the three daughters
of Henry Church and hired man, beat them un
mercifulIy and then burned down the house.
one of the best evidences of the liberality of the
late p. 7. Barnum was that in all cities and towns
his show exhibited he gave free admission TO all
the inmates of orphan and charitable institutions.
Sir Provo William Parry Wallis. the father of the
royal navy was 100 years old on Sunday. 1t was he
who won the famous victory over the brave Captain
Lawrence, of the American navy, whose last words
were: Don't give up the ship"
Andrew L. Osbourne, ex-Judge of the Supreme
Court Of Indiana, died at Iaporte in that State OH
Monday aged 76 years. He threw the second shovel
of dirt on the Michigan Completion, Daniel Webster
throwing the first.
There were so many funerals i'll Brooklyn on Sun
day. result of the grip, that the hcarseS of that
city, though all busy and some doing double duty
were insufficient. and many sent over from
New York city to meet the emergency.
Fourteen persons in Chattanooga, Tennessee, were
poisoned OH Sunday by eating cream pufis, bought
from bakery. The medium is thought to be arse
mic, which, in some unexplained way, became mix
cd with the ingredients. There have been
deaths.
Henry Kuhlman, proprietor of the Georgia Hotel,
in Dallas, Texas which was destroyed by fire two
weeks ago, and in which James McAllister was
burned to death and several others badly injured,
has been arrested charged with having fired the
building.
iohn Tarkal being insane from the grip, blew of
his head with a shot gun in Cedar Rapids Iowa,
Sunday night. While crazed with delirium from la
grippe, Monday morning. Louis Wilhelm, sc years
of age, threw himself from fifth story window of
tenement house in New York and was killed.
Miss Emma Leete aged S5 years, was trampled to
death at Guilford, Connecticut, on Monday, by a
vicious horse. She was holding the horse by the
DTIule WneH ne reared ana tnleW neF 10 lne BrOunu
He then brought both front feet down with terrific
force on her body and repeatedly trampled on her.
The value of exports of breadstufis from the
United States during the month of March was sl2,-
$50 13O against sl577s 229 for the month of March,
1890. For the nine months ending March Slst last
the exports were $50 2j6,936, against S1l0,626,377
during the corresponding period of the previous
year.
Rev. Father McGoren was found dead in a mud
hole, in Newport Kentucky, Sunday night
where he had fallen from the sidewalk. He had
been visiting at the Cathedral. The place from
which he fell was unguarded and poorly lighted.
He was sufFocated, falling head foremost into the
deep, soft mud.
Count Reinhold \. Lewenhaupt son-in-aw of ex-
Secretary Bayard, died suddenly on Monday at his
residence in Wilmington, Delaware, after short
illness. His wedding to Miss Ellen Bayard took
place on the I'd instant. The Count was in the 3lst
year of his age The remains inferred in the
Bayard family vault in the old Swedes Church.
yard.
despatch from san Antonio, Texas says that
the Llano iron and coal fields were purchased un
Monday by the Wakefield Syndicate, of Chicago.
The cash consideration was $4,000. The company
was capitalized at million. The ore beds are more
than 80 miles from the nearest railway The
Southern Pacific Road is building branch line to
The mines.
Three of Thomas Munce found can OF
glycerine in fence corner near their home, six
miles west of Washington, Pa. Sunday. The boys
not undertaking the dangerous character of the
stuff stood the can up in the road and began throw
ing stones at it. One rock struck the and ter
rble explosion followed which could be heard for
miles. Two of the boys were blown to atoms. The
third was badly bruised and will likely die.
more began in Savannah, Georgia, on Wednesday.
The Council will be composed of seven Bishops and
will be presided over by Cardinal Gibbons as Arch
bishop of Baltimore. One of the questions before it
will be division of the province and the creation
of a new Archdiocese, taking in North and South
Carolina, Florida, Georgia and probably Alabama
The attitude of the Church towards secret societies
will also be discussed
At Gettysburg, Pa, on Monday, Miss Dora Gilbert |
met with an accident which may cause her death. !
Miss Gilbert is the teacher of Walnut Grove School,
that county, and in the afternoon she took part in
game of tag with the scholars. In running away |
from one of her scholars she eollided with one of
the boys striking her temple ON the back of his
head, rendering her unconscious for number of
hours. She was in convusions all night, and is
now in a very serious condition.
Gen c. W. Atron who just retired from the Office |
night, for swearing 27 times. Squire Weaver fined
him 65 cents per oath, with costs $40 in ALL The
ex-Mayor had law suit last week in regard to the
rent of piece of ground before the same squire !
and while there got into controversy with the
prosecutor, at which time the oaths were uttered |
Jacob Bartholomew, personal and political enemy,
was in the Office at the time, made memoranda of
the oaths and brought the suit which created much
amusement and excitement.
Two sleeping coaches reached san Antonia, |
Texas, on Sunday. The Mexican train TO which !
they were attached passed through cyclone and |
hail storm near Torreon Mexico, Saturday night /
so large the hail stones that the headlight of
the engine and every pane of glass on one side of
the train OF cars smashed as If they had been
struck by rocks. The tin roofs were battered so
badly that not particle of paint remained. Several
persons in the day coaches were injured, and a
Mexican at Torreon Station was killed The train |