The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-19
News Paragraphs.

Utah wants TO be admitted as a state.
Abolish polyganiy first, then apply.
The average supply of fish at Billingsgate
market, London. is 10000 tons a month";
Sewell E. Jewell died in Hayerhill, Mass,
on Saturday, aged IS years. He was noted
Abolitionist.
Kumkel, Ohio, was struck by cyclone on
Thursday afternoon; persons were killed
and 30 wounded.
The oldest inhabited house in the United
States is that of Kill'an Van Rensselaer,, OPP
posite Albany. 1t was built in 1912.
Ovington Brothers. china and glass store,
in Brooklyn, N. Y, was damaged by lire on
Wednesday to the extent of about 500, 900.
A check for e5. 1888. $50 on the Bank of
England in payment for the Kimberley dia-
mond mines, is said to be the largest ever
drawn.
Cleveland, Ohio, and Greensburg, Pa,
were visited by destructive hailstorms on
Thursday. Much damage was done in both
places.
Harrisonburg, Va, was flooded by an un.
usual rain on Wednesday afternoon. The
water stood from three TO six inches in the
streets.
John Tyler, of Knapp, Wis.,, was recently
sentenced to Jail for three days for wearing
G. A. R. button without having the right
TO do so.
In eleven principal Western States the
building of $4,000 miles of railroad line
caused the settlement of S,5OO,0O0 acres of
farming land.
The cost of the Union Pacific is given at
$155, 529. 55993. The present value of all
the property o. every description is given at
$245, 43l ,O4l.92.
Ciely Thomas, eolored, who died at Cor
don Statiol, Miss, short time ago, at the
reputed age of 125 years, was survived by six
generations of her family.
About seven miles Of forest land in Pike
county, b., between Port Jervis and Milford,
have been burned over. Two or three farm
houses have been destroyed.
At Alpena, Michigan, on Thursday, the
water in the lake suddenly rose 10 to Is
inches. The tidal wave is supposed TO have
been caused by a severe storm raging in
midlake.
A fire at Pawtncket, Rhode Island, Wednes-
day afternoon destroyed four coal and lumber
yards, two masted schooner, four dwellings
and other property. The loss is estimated at
over $500,000
Disastrous floods occurred Tuesday night
and Wednesday in the Black River and Chip
pewa River Valleys, in Wisconsin. Dams
and bridges were swept away and railroad
tracks washed out at many points.
Easter will come three weeks later next
year, or, to be exact, it will come on the 18th
of April. This is one of the favorite dates
for Easter, as 1896, will be the fourteenth
time that that day has had Easter since 1900.
A fire at Pemberton, N. j., on Wednesday
afternoon, destroyed ten dwelling houses, one
store, and the Methodist Episcopal Church
and parsonage, causing loss estimated at
SIS, 200. The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Empire City Colosseum and Washing
ton Park, better known as Jones' Woods, in
New York, and some adjacent properties
were swept by FIRE on Wednesday morning,
the loss being estimated at $500, 900. Fifty
horses were burned to death.
A headless body, found in the lake near
0cala, Florida, has been identified as that of
Ralph R. Teller, of Keokuk, Iowa, who spent
the winter of 1892 90 in Florida, and has been
missing since April of last year. He is be-
lieved to have been murdered.
Bertram Curtin, 10 years old, died in Wash
ington, d. c., Wednesday, from the effects
of burns received while tied to stake play
ing Wild West Indian fortunes with number
of other children. He was incased in sack,
which was accidentally set on fire. The chill
dren ran away. Curtin could not free him
self and was literally roasted,