The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-07-22

The United States leads the world in di-
vorce, in the 20 years preceding 1886 there
being 1928, ZIG to 258, 1872 for all Europe.
William Newly, of White county, H., was
supposed to have been killed at the battle OF
Shiloh. A man claiming to be Newly has
appeared and convinced his old friends and
wife of his identity. He applied for pen
sion and is being tried as an imposter.
Nearly 10000 miners are idle at ishpem-
ing, Michigan, and the mayor has recon-
mended that the council stop all municipal
work, other than absolutely necessary, as all
the money the city can raise will be needed
to support idle miners and their families
during the winter.
A cloudhurst at Aatrona, Ra., on Monday,
flooded the place, causing great loss to pro
perty Railroad tracks were covered from
two to five feet deep with sand and mud, small
buildings wereo arried away, and many per-
sons had to be rescued from their residences.
A storm, accompanied with hail, on We'd
nesday evening. made terrible havoc with the
tobacco crop in the town Of East Hartford,
the largest tobacco growing district in the
Connecticut Valley. The total loss will ex'
coed 100000, and may be much greater.
During the year ended June 80 last, 49,,
938 foreign immigrants came to the United
States, decrease of 12l, 1884 from the pre-
ceding year. Of the total given, Sc, 3l3 came
from Germany, decrease Of "a 1909; from
Italy, y, 403, an increase OF IL ,459; from
Sweden and Norway, 1882, decrease of
1921 from Russia Except Poland), 1867,
a decrease of 40,63l, and from the United
Kingdom, los, ZIG, decrease of 1862.
Low wafer is making the outlook for the
Androscoggin lnmhermen very serious. Be-
nd No
80, 600 900 feet of spruce are floating or lying
on the shores and bars Of the Androseoggin.
Already nearly 20,0O0,000 feet have been
hung up on the smaller streams, which moth
ing short of protracted rain will ever tioat.
About one-half Of the pulp wood necessary
to run the different mills on the Androscogs
gin is hung up at different places.
Miss Emma Garrett, Of Philadelphia, Pa,
who. with her sister. Miss Mary S. Garrett,
had charge of the Pennsylvania blind chill
dren's exhibit at the Worlds Fair. committed
suicide Tuesday evening by leaping from
window at the Briggs House. She plunged
headlong from the fifth floor, and her brains
were dashed out on the plate glass skylight
over the hotel office. Nervous prostitution,
that had been brought on by over. work ~
preparing the blind children's exhibit, had
unbalanced her mind. She was TO have been
taken on Tuesday 10 private sanitarIum at
Geneva Lake. Wis, for treatment
In Baltimore, on Monday DE-. William |.
Howard and Miss Rebecca Williams were
married in, st. Pauls Church. Dive or six
years ago Miss Williams day Of marriage to
Henry Herbert Of Muckross Abbey, ireland,
was sci and the wedding presents received.
Shortly before the day she fell from her horse
and became seriously sick. She cancelled
her engagement and returned the presents
No doctors could cure her. Dr. Howard was
called, and said he could cure her. he has
attended her from then till now. Their mar
riage was n surprise to their friends. Miss
Williams is daughter of the late George
Hawkins Williams and Is heiress to large
estate.