The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-07-16

John Gibson, colored, an inmate of the
colored home in Philadelphia, Pa, is l2S
years old, and is perhaps the Oldest person
in this country. Mary Mcdonald, aged III,
is also an inmate of the same home. Both
are active and need little attention. Mary
sews without glasses and takes great delight
in sewing carpet rags.
Severe rains prevailed in Northern Louis
ANA and the Yazoo, Mississippi delta the last
week, to the great injury of crops A bridge
on the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad has
been swept away, and the Alabama and
Southern Road is badly washed. In the
vicinity of West Point, Mississippi, the rain
fall was IA inches in tw % days.
Harrison w. Crosby died at Jamesburg, N.
j., ON Wednesday aged 78 years. Mr.. Cros
by was steward of Lafayette College, at Eas
ton, Pa, where in lS47 he discovered the art
of Theoretically sealing tomatoes in tin cans.
| He sent samples of his goods TO the President
and Queen Victoria, who then for the hrst
time were enabled to have tomatoes upon their
tables in the winter and sent letters of thanks
for the same.
| The assures in Mount Etna, Sicily, in
creasing in extent, and enormous streams of
lava pour forth, accompanied by terrific ex-
plosions. The fertile plateau of Rinazzi is
/ ruined The people, many OF whom have
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calm under the visitation. Tourists are flock
! ing in multitude to the scene. and the ruined
peasantry are reaping a profitable harvest as
guides to sightseers.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Company
propose to establish an Independent entrance
into New York State by building line from
| Woodstock to Niagara Falls and crossing the
| Gorge on bridge of their own. The new
| bridge will be constructed between the pre-
| sent Cantilever and the Suspension foot struc-
ture, and will consist of a single arched steel
span resting on buttresses on either bank
some 1900 feet apart.
Race postofiee, York county, Pa, was
burned on Monday. David s. Snyder, post
master and storekeeper, with his family, was
at a picnic. During their absence a fire broke
out in their house. In short time the entire
place was in flames, and the building and
contents were entirely consumed. All the
letters and property of the postofice were
burned. The loss will be about 81, 900. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
st. Johns Newfoundland, vas devastated
by fire on Friday and Saturday of last week.
Full two thirds of the city was burned over,
destroying 600 buildings, rendering $4,000
people homeless, killing people and destroy
ing property estimated to have been worth
$40, 600, 900; insurance $4,000, 900. The fire
| burned IN all ulrecuOnS as long as lnere WAS
anything to burn, only being checked when
the thinly settled outskirts were reached.
The three masted schooner Harry R. Tilden,
bound for Philadelphia from New York, was
sunk on Saturday afternoon, three miles of
Sandy Hook, by 5OO-pounds projectile fired
from 10-inch gun at the United States prov
ing grounds at Sandy Hook. Captain Harris
and the crew of the schooner were rescued by
steam launch. Captain Frank Heath, OF
the United States army, who was in charge oil
the gun, says the vessel was out of the range
of the gun, but that the proiectile was pro
badly detected by striking sand dune.
violent storm visited Manitoba, Canada,
Monday evening In many of the district:
everything in its path was destroyed
Houses, barns fences, and factories wert
blown down. One life is known to have beer
lost, and number of people were injured
In the Douglass district the body Of Mis-
Dobson was found in the ruins of her father
home. Scores of horses and cattle were kill
ed. As telegraph communication has beef
completely cut off from many of the town
visited by the storm, it is possible that
NAV have been more disastrous