The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-07-20

/ DONOA nave
% tramps for terrorizing and robbing citi-
zens. Whipping post and pillory was then
sentence.
In Pamlico county, North Carolina, on
Saturday, while Gabriel Thomas, colored.
and his wife were fishing in Bay river,
they quarrelled about their fishing lines
Thomas struck his wife with plank, kill
ing her instantly, and threw her body into
the river.
An indianapolis dispatch says Mem
bers of the Order of Railway Conductors
say the Pennsylvania Company has begun
a systematic war ON their organization, and
that all conductors who do not withdraw
from the Order are being quietly dropped
and their places supplied with men who
are not members of the Order.
\ tornado swept over Cherry Hill, Plain
field and neighboring territory in New Jer-
sew, and Woodhaven, New York, on Sat
urday afternoon. Four persons were killed
and number injured, and great damage
was done to property.
! y utStAuCllNt udlSAblil SNNbA NNNA wv
tobacco section of Connecticut, in the vicin-
/ ity of Hartford, on Saturday afternoon,
and totally ruined crops. The loss, il is
estimated. will reach 5000. 600.
Wheat in western Minnesota and in
South Dakota has been greatly damaged
by protracted drouth.
\ despatch from Traverse City, Miehi-
gan, says that destructive forest fires are
still raging near Thompsonville, Frank
| fort and around Wallin. South of Frank
/ fort farm buildings and valuable timber
are being destroyed. Around Traverse
City forests are ablaze
A. VI. Kennedy died in Topeka, Kan
sas, on Friday, at the age Of Il years
after fast of 6S days. He had paralysis.
A census of indianapolis just made by
the letter carriers shows that the popula
ton of that city Is now lS0 600.
Hon. Frederick Remain, Congressman
from the Eighteenth Illinois District died
at his home in Vandalia Sunday. aged -
years.
Norton $. Townsend, Emeritus Pro
fessor of Agriculture in the State Uniyer-
sity, Columbus, Ohio, died Sunday aged
nearly so years.
A big sheep ranch, which is something
of a novelty this side Of the prairie states.
has just been established near Consho-
hocken. Pa A pale and wire fence en-
closing an area eight miles in circumfer-
eRce has been erected, and the fences in
side this area marking former fields ne
moved 4 Thousand sheep are "a De
turned into the enclosure for wool growing
purposes.
This Is a great year for apnoois in south
erR California. The crop in Pomona Val
ley alone viii amount TO about GOO tens.
William Walker. oolored, charged with
robbing and tsrrorizing the people Of his
own race. Raas Nemphis Tenn. was
killed Yesterday by William Wsl,on col
ored, a member Of posse that had be
sieged Walker in his own home
An unknown insect Is eating the tomato
vines in New jersey and truckers and
packers are alarmed
The wife Of Hugh Rankin. Of Pitts.
burg. Pa. gave birth 10 four children on
SATURDAY uight-thrce boys and one girl
One q the boys died. but the other, give
promise Of being healthy children.
Prof j. Emory Shaw, It Riehmond- T!
Virginia. has been elected musical director |
Of Wilson College, At Chambersburs. Pa /
Charles b. Keetley. brakeman. of I
Piftsburg. Pa. was stabbed TO death BY
tramp, on saturday night The tramp 4
escaped IN the darkness The brakeman
awakened the tramp and warned him of |
the. dangerous position be was in and NJ .
ceived his death wounds for his kindness /
Black diphtheria has again broken our 1
at Glen Mills, Pa Il Is caused by stag .
nant water
Several cities and towns in the North
are - oyeTrun b. caterpillars thar the
trees are bare IT foliage.
A raft containing over Z, 600. GOO fee,
Of humber. mostly white pine Is on its way
down the Mississippi to St. Louis Il Is
believed to be the biggest raft ever aoated
down the river Carried by rail the lum
Der would make four and half miles Of
carloads.
The Philadelphia Penna Ledger If
Monday. has dispatches from numerous
points in that State speaking Of the new
industries established and the increase Of
wages.
Miss Louise Davis was murderously as
saulted by negro burglar who had en-
tered her father cottage al Atlantic City,
y. J. Saturday, before daylight Her
brother was awakened by her screams and
went to her rescue. The negro turned and
attempted to make battle with the Young
man, but he picked him up snd threw him
down stairs. Mr. Davis went to hi> room
for his revolver. but the burglar had e.
capped.
Fire bugs are at work in burlington
county, \. }.
Walter Squirrel eolored, is wanted at
Yineland. y. J.. for assaulting an s. year
old daughter Of Charles Mingin. If cap
tured by the posse he viii be lynched