The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-07-27
News of the Week.
Dispatches Of July 10.

thousand feet of the Narrow Gauge Rail
way were washed away by the downpour
of rain
Three negroes were killed outright by
lightning during thunderstorm at Barn
vile. South Carolina.
During a severe storm at st. Clair, Mich
igan. two children of VIM. Lee were crushed
under falling chimney. A number of
buildings were unrOofed.
A violent storm of wind and rain did
great damage to railroad and other prop
erty in Minnesota and Wisconsin on Thurs
day.
John B. Leoni was arrested in Chicago
on Thursday night in the act Of smashing
plate glass windows in the business section
Of the city. Thousands Of dollars worth
Of glass has been broken by Leoni during
the past two months Ii Is supposed that
he Is insane.
J. A. Mccullough, wealthy planter
near Dallas. Texas, was asSassinated al
midnight. Thursday night. while asleep
An unknown assassin fired the eonteuts Of
double barrelled shotgun into his body
through window killing him instantly.
Josephine SherdoI, aged II years, and
daughter Of Sever Sherdol. Of Eureka,
Mimi. was killed BY her uncle, Edward
Anderson, who had been working for her
father. The girl was sent to place three
miles from home on account Of her uncle
undue attentions He followed her. and
cut her throat frum ear TO ear
John Christopher aged l0l died at
Sharon. Pa. He was IN the war of 1872
H.
An organized baud Of counterfeiters
have been arrested at Pottsville, Pa
Hucksters, farmers peddlers and others
were engaged in circulating the coin.
An earthquake and tidal wave prevailed
on the Peruvian and CHILEAN coasts I'm
mense destruction Of property and some
loss Of life
Hanover. Pa, opera house has been
rented by a New York company for one
year. It viii be reftted and amusements
Of a refined character viii be frequent.
Dispatches Of July SOL
Building Of National Iinseed OH Com
pany. &e., at Chicago. burned: loss $500.
600. Mrs. John Dollweitzer. ii from
typhoid fever. carried oat Of adjacent
building, the terrible shock killed her.
On Saturday Solomon Marable and
Pokey Barnes. colored. were convicted of
the murder Of Mrs. Pollard. in huneal,arg
county. Virginia. In order . prevent
lynching the prisoners were taken to Mar
tinsburg, West Virginia.
Parts Of Virginia and West Virginia
were visited BY destructive storms on sat
urday.
H. H. Holmes, in Jail in Philadelphia,
Pa. on the charge Of numbering r. I,
Pitzel in order TO secure insurance money
is also wanted for the following additional
murders Minnie Williams. the pretty
stenographer. who lived with Holmes in
Chicago. Alice Williams. who. according
to Holmes, was murdered by her sister
Minnie. b, F. Pitezel. who joined
Holmes in the scheme TO swindlc the
Fidelity Mutual Life Association If Phil
adelphia. Alice Pitezel fourteen years
old. and Nellie Pitezel, eleven years old.
and Howard Pitezel. nine years old chill
dren Of B. F. Pitezel Mrs L L. Conner
and her twelve-y ear-oId daughter, who
mysteriously disappeared in Chicago in
1888
By the collision of the Italian steamships
0rtigia and Maria z in the Gulf Of Genoa,
early Sunday morning. IA passengers and
four Of the crew Of the latter vessel we're
drowned The Maria p sank IN three
minutes and most Of the passengers were
carried down with her.
The town Of Deer Greek, Minnesota,
was struck BY a tornado on Saturday.
Buildings and grain were damaged. Sew
eral persons were injured Mrs Hanill and
her S-year-old daughter, it Is believed,
fatally.
A pleasure party Of FIVE men. while driv-
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Jamestown Massachusetts,, and Pownal
Vermont, Sunday afternoon, was struck
bya train on the Fitchburg Road Three
Of the men were instantly killed, one died
shortly afterward, and the remaining oe-
eupant Of the carriage escaped injury by
jumping.
During services at the camp grounds
near Roseyille Ohio. Sunday, large tree
was blown over. demolishing one corner Of
the tabernacle. Mrs. Clement Wilson and
Patrick Deselin, both Of GAINESVILLE. were
killed, and several Others were badly IN
jured
Frank Rogers, a young man, of Niagara,
Ontario. was killed on Friday night by an
Italian upon whom he attempted TO play a
practical joke. Rogers disguised himself
as ghost and had a pitehfork thrust
into his brain.
Miss Ella Templin, aged Is, Of Doug
lassviIle, Pa, leaned forward in chair.
when her cousin, Harvey Potts, aged 49,
pushed the chair suddenly forward Miss
Templin was so severely injured by the fall
that death ensued Sunday night
Miss Nellie Thomas is seriously i'll in the
Cincinnati (0hio) Hospital from the ef-
fects Of needles thrust into her feet and
legs. She says she thrust them in herself
as penance for sin.
Winston, North Carolina, had a s25,
900 FIRE; large number of hands out Of
work.
Frank Evans and Joseph West, cele-
brated burglars, escaped from Miffiintown,
Pa. jail. They were charged with robbiue
Noah Hertzler's store of $50, 900 in cash
and securities on April %.
John I. Walker, of Wilmington, Della
ware, borrowed sum of money years ago
from Miss Katherine Fitzpatrick He
prospered and on Saturday, ON his death
bed. asked to be married to her 50 as tC
make her his legal and only heir. He was
bachelor and had no relatives.