The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-08-14

100000.
Bob Bracket, the negro who assaulted
Miss Kittie Henderson near Asheville, n. e.
ON Monday, was caught Tuesday morning
and fully identified. He was lodged in the
county Jail.
Ellis PhaIea, ex-Judge of the Probate
Court at Waterbury, Connecticut, Conted
crate veteran and ex-Secretary of State Of
Alabama, led at Waterbury, on Sunday,
aged "a years.
Moses E. Banks, -four merchant, living
on farm at Gibson, u suburb OF Corning,
New York, was called from his house and
murdered by three unknown men on Friday
night of last week.
Henry J. Reed, 45 years Of age. Il money
lender, and his sister, Blanche NJ. Reed, aged
50 wears, were found dead in their home in
North Adams, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
They were murdered by burglars.
On Tuesday morning the barn and car
riage house of John Ball, near Gettysburg,
Pa, was struck by lightning and destroyed,
together with his hay, rye, oats, farming I'M
plements wagons, sleigh, &c. Insured
Mrs Sarah Schofeld, Daniel boucher and
Irving Mann, 17-year-Od son of Mrs. Scho-
field by her first marriage, are under arrest at
San Jose, California, charged with the MUIR
der of Mrs Schofeld's husband about two
weeks ago.
John Gordon, alias Lewis Nelson, negro,
who murdered VIM. Allen, white, at Bruins
wick, Mississippi, on July 10, by clubbing
him with a gun barrel. and who was cap,
tured in Louisiana ON Sunday, was hanged
by lynchers Sunday night
James Robinson cat his wife's throat, on
Saturday and tried to commit suicide at ms
home, in Peterborough, N. j. The man was
sent to an insane asylum about year ago,
after an attempt to kill his wife. He was re-
leased about two months since.
Middle and western Pennsylvania were
storm swept early Tuesday morning. De
vastation followed in its wake, dwellings,
barns, orchards and crops were levelled to
the g:ound. Paterson. n. j., was flooded to
such an extent as to stop all tratilc.
At Nacogdoches. Texas, on Saturday night
500 men surrounded the Jail, took from the
sheriff man named White for assauting two
ladies on the Wednesday previous He con
fessed and said he had handful of hair from
one of the victims. His accomplish escaped
The large bank barn belonging to Edward
Minnich. at BriIhart's Station, near York,
Pa. was struck by lightning, on Monday and
before the flames could be extinguished the
entire structure was destroyed, together with
all crops of the year and all the farming i'm
pements. Loss $4,000.
At Barnum, Polk county, Texas, on Tues
day, fire destroyed the planning mill, dry kiln,
lumber-vard. lumber store and a number Of
tenement houses belonging to W. /. Garter
& Bro; also, number of cars and three
small bridges of the Missouri, Kansas ano
Texas Railroad Loss, $250.000; insurance
small.
Judge Samuel MCGOWAN died at his home
in Abbeville, South Carolina, on Monday
aged rs years. He served in the Mexican
War as Captain and Quartermaster, was {
member of the State Legislature, Brlgadlei
General in the Confederate army, and Tor
long time Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of South Carolina.
On Monday four masked burg lars entered
the house of Philip and John Dever, bache
lor brothers, in Munster township, Cambria
county, Pa, and tortured the old men with
frebrands in the hope of getting money. A
nephew. James w. Dever, of Altoona, hac
his jaw shattered by blow from revolver
in the hand of one of the robbers. The bur
glars secured nothing.
Lightning was very destructive to life ant
property in parts of Tennessee on Thursday
of last week. A residence near New Roe,
Ky., was struck and burned, together witt
FIVE of the inmates. The storm ragged for two
hours and did great damage. The streams
were sent out of their banks and the crops
badly damaged. The lightning is said to have
been the most terrific ever seen.
At Berryvlle, Virginia, on Tuesday even
ing a terrific hail storm heralded by incessan
thunder occurred. The churches all suffered
10, tho huvps ~
side. Houses without blinds also suffered
The storm was about halfa mile wide. Corn
was riddIed and fruit and other trees badly
cut. The ground was covered an inch witt
hail. varying in size from a bean to walnut
Hazel. the 6-year daughter of DAME
Dysert, of Carlisle, Pa, was impaled on ;
fence on Sunday. While walking along the
top of paling fence she tripped and fell, fall
ing on her face and breaking her collar bone
DR.. S. p. Bishop, has examined a herd o
cattle belonging to John Germany, near Mid
dIesex. Ten Of the herd had to be killed, a:
they were suffering from tuberculosis. A
post-mortem examination was held and The
affected parts closely examined
Parts of Kendall, Well and Dupage coun
tie. Illinois, we're struck by a cyclene ant
hail storm on Monday afternoon, and the de
struction was from one to three miles wide
| leaving path of desolation. Cornheld'
were stripped to the stalks by the hail and
the stalks hattened TO the ground by the
wind Oats and other small grain in the
shock are beaten into the earth and par
tally threshed. Scarcely tree is left stand
ing in the main track of the storm, anc
scores lie fat on the ground.
Canovas del Castillo, Prime Minister o
Spain. was shot and killed by an AnarchiS
at Santa Agueda, summer resort on Sunday
The assassin, who was arrested, is Neapol
tan named Michele Agino Coli. Senior Cos
Gayon. Minister of the Interior, will act a
Prime Minister Coli has made full con
fession, says he is satisfied with having done
his duty. and asserts that he had no persona
grudge against the premier, and was merely
obeying orders received from his superiors ii
the secret society to which he belonged.
In London, England, and vicinity, the no
wave closed on Friday and Saturday of las
week with terrific thunder storms. Severa
persons were killed by lightning and mucl
damage to crops and property was done b.
the rain and wind During the week Their,
were over 200 prostrations from the hea
treated in six London hospitals on Thursda.
There were 2023 deaths, of which 1905 wert
children, bringing up the death rate to 49,
| per thousand. There were many sunstrokes
| The Judges and counsel in the law court
DOTTED their wigs and gowns.
About 5000 persons attended the Bortne
| family reunion at Brodbeck's grove in Codo
rus township, York county, Pa, on Saturda.
last. The best order prevailed and all hal
an enjoyable time. Instrumental music wa
furnished by the Towson COrnet band, 0
Towson, Maryland, the Glen Rock and Brod
beck's Cornet bands, and the vocal must
was furnished by the lannon's Stone churcl
choir, at Glen Rock, and a special choi
composed of Bortner's only. A very enter
tanning feature was the singing of a Germa
hymn by members of the family who wer
60 years cid and older. The band and every
body present sang the national hymn, Gamer
ica.'' Hon. H. NJ. Bortner in neat address
in the German language gave history of tn
Bortner ancestry, and similar address wa
delivered by F. NJ. Bortner, Esq, of York
Prof Theodore Bortner, of Hanover, an
others also delivered addresses suitable to tn