The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-08-12
News of the Week.

Much damage was done in Lynn, Massa-
chusetts, Sunday, by rain and lightning.
The people of the United States chewed
eighty five tons of tobacco during the fiscal
year ended June 30.
A FIRE at the Mersey docks, Liverpool,
England, destroyed over 100000 worth OF
timber, &C., on Monday.
On Sunday, at Monmouth race track, New
Jersey, John Chew was stabbed TO death BY
''Snip'; Donovan, "a trainer.
Alfred Story Butler, editor of Harper's
Young People. died Sunday night, at St.
Luke Hospital, New York, of typhoid fever.
At White River, Canada, on Sunday, the
Temperature was below the freezing point
while in the Dakotas and Montana ii was
100 and over.
A freight wreck occurred on the Peoria
and Eastern Railroad at panYille, Illinois,
ON Sunday, in which IA tramps are reported
to have been killed,
Captain C. E. Barrett, we'll known law
yer of Columbia, South Carolina, has been
arrested by the postal authorities ON the
charge of wholesale swindling.
During a severe storm in Schley county,
Georgia, last week, the house of A. l.. Beck
with was struck by lightning in five different
places and at FIVE different times.
An incendiary fire at Chambersburg, Pa,
nm Sunday night, burned the lumber and
coal yard of W. C. Finney. It was a dan
gerons fire and fears for the city were fell
The reservoir OF the Portland, Maine, Wa.
ter Company burst Sunday afternoon, letting
out 20, 600, 900 gallons Of water Two houses
were crushed, aud four persons were killed.
Rev. Jarvis Newman was conseerated at
Winnipeg on Sunday as Bishop of Moosonee,
to succeed the late Bishop Harden. This IS
said to be the most northern See in the world
On the steamer Southampton, which ar.
rived at New York city on Saturday last vas
passenger with two trunks in which were
found about $4,000 worth of dutlahle silk and
laces.
A carriage containing o. Newstrom and
child, f. P. Clouse and Mrs. J. P. Nord
strom was struck by freight train near
Dellwood, Minnesota, Sunday. All were
/ killed bat the child.
A bridge over Brazoria river, at Rich
mond, Tex, collapsed Sunday, carrying with
| il 200 head Of cattle, twenty horses and
Charley Bailey and Sam Johnson, both col
ored. The two men and many head OF stock
we're killed.
John G. Smith, farmer, aged II years,
was decapitated by reaper he was driving
| near Barre, Pa, Tuesday. The horses were
stung by hornets and ran away. Mr.. Smith,
who had driven over the hornets nest, was
thrown in front of the reaper.
NJ Mo,,;a q sham or pr;nceton. n.
I Z on trail FIR The murder Of her son. AGED
~ Years Nv slo,y poison. In order 20 SECURE
the insurance on his life. After the young
man was dead she had the bowels removed
| in order 10 prevent discovery of the crime.
In Madison county. Virginia, on August 3.
/ while William and Eli johnson, colored,
brothers. were engaged in cutting clover on
he farm of Major Bland, they got into a dis.
cnss;on and from discussion into quarrel,
during which William severed his brother
ET's head from his shoulders with a seythe.
Alter William reaIised what he had done he
took to the bushes and has not been seen SINCE.
John Plotner, living at Baxter's Postoflce,
West Virginia, met with horrible death on
Saturday. He drove two oxen to pasture
field and was attacked by one of the animals.
He was pored and his body mutilated almost
bevond RECOGNITION. The ground for hun
dred Yards around was torn up in the strug-
gle with the mad beast. His body was found
by party of searchers, who missed him from
his home.
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