The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-12-10
News of the Week.

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a ranch at Puget Sound, Washington,
contains 100000 chickens.
John Craig, of Danvllle. Indiana, who j.
said to weigh S23 pounds, is the largest man
in the world.
During the month of October the rainfall
IN Paris, France, was heavier than that of
any year since 1863.
John Dougherty. of Tifin, Ohio, HE
coughed continuously for seven days, when
death put an end to his suffering.
The oldest voter at the late election is said
to have been Edward Embrey. of Virginia,
who is reputed to be l07 years of age.
The Michigon Salt Company has advanced
the price of salt ten cents barrel. The
company has 100000 barrels on hand less
than at this date one year ago.
The Elm Park Methodist Episcopal Church
at Scranton, Penna., which had Just been
completed at u cost of 5000, 600, was Quilted
by fire on Saturday morning.
During the fiscal year ended .Iune. 80,
1892, 579,6G3 immigrants arrived in the
United States, of whom 2s0l came in viola
ton of law and were returned.
On Sunday last heavy snow storms pre-
vailed throughout England and Scotland
Railroads were blocked and many sheep and
cattle were killed by the storm.
Twenty-Five buildings in the town of Ray.
mond, New Hampshire. were destroyed by
fire on Monday night. The total loss will be
about $4,000. Every store in the town.
excepting one, was burned.
A two year, old child of Mrs Lew Der
koiski, of Newark Connecticut, Monday
threw a shovelful of red hot Goals into a car
riage in which its six months old sister was
III Roth childrap FOL oil ,h urpa1
Louis G.. Dupont, a member of the cele.
brated Dupont family, committed suicide in
Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday of last
week by shooting himself in the head. He
was 26 years of age. No cause for the act is
known.
The report that DIR. McGlynn is to be re-
stored to his priestly Office as Il part of Car
dinal Satoli's mission to America, is denied
by Archbishop Corrigan, and this denial is
confirmed by dispatch from Cardinal Satoli
himself
Captain Basseti, Assistant Doorkeeper OF
the United States Senate, was the recipient
Of many hearty congratulations Oh Monday
by the Senators. Sixty-one years ago Cap.
tain Bassett was appointed page in the Sen
ate by Daniel Webster.
The collapse of old mine workings, caused
by the robbing of pillars, resulted in a cavern
at Lost Creek, Penna.. on Sunday, about 800
by 200 feet in area and % feet deep. Four
tracks of the Lehigh Valley Railroad were
engulfed and the Lost Creek store was dam
aged.
Hon. Henry W. billiard, who was mem
Der of Congress before the war, Minister to
Belgium under President Tyler, member of
the Confederate Congress and Minister to
Brazil under President Hayes, is reported to
h, Jr,,n &c ala he -,
Georgia. He is s. years old.
The Union Glass Company intends to build
a window glass factory at Alexandria, lndi-
ana, which will be the largest in the country.
The new company represent nearly s., 000.-
600 capital. One thousand men will be
necessary to operate the pots alone, and the
plant will employ perhaps $500.
Edward MUIR, of Warwick, Lancaster
county, Pa, returned home drunk Saturday
night and drove his wife and children from
the house. Early Sunday morning the
house was found to be in flames and was
completely destroyed, with its contents.
Murr's charred remains were found in the
ruins.
The east gangway at the Sterling collery,
near Shamokin, Penna., operated by the
Reading Coal and Iron Company, took fire
Monday afternoon, and is burning tiercely.
1t is doubtful whether the hre can he
quenched. The burning of this mine will
throw about 500 men and boys out of en-
ployment.
It is announced at St. Louis that gigantic
barb wire trust has been formed, with head
quarters mt Chicago and branches at St.
Louis, New York, Pittsburg and San Fran
cisco. The combination takes the name of
Consolidated Steel and Wire Company, is in
corporated under the laws of the State of
Illinois, with paid up capital of S4,0O0,0OO
Another cavern over the burning Honey
brook mine, at Honeybrook, Pa, occurred
on Friday night of last week. The big stone
of the postoffice sank two feet and the people /
spent the night on the streets, afraid to enter
their houses. The earth over abandoned |
breasts sank in some instances Is to 20 feet. |
1t is thought that the town will have to he
abandoned.
Meagre reports of fearful cyclone have
been received from Naeogdoches, Texas.
About clock on Tuesday night a terrible
storm swept down Egg Nogg Valley. At
Nacogdoches the wind blew with fearful We.
locity, carrying everything before it. Huge |
trees we're blown as so much chah, and |
houses, barns and fences were RACED to the
ground. AS far as heard from but one life /
has been lost, that of Franklin Parlin. 1t is
feared that more fatalities and casualties will
be reported.