The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
News of the Week.
Littlestown, Pa, is suffering from the
.odorc Of mic, stvs and outhouseS

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Alex. Robert. of Adams county, Pa,
has received 100 tons of hay off of 10
acres.
\ Cincinnati despatch says that Boston
CAPITALISTS have formed Il safe Trust, with
principal factories at Hamilton, Ohio.
A shipment of $500, 600 i'll gold from
Alaska has been received at the San Fran
cisco mint. An equal amount Is expected
To arrive next week.
DIR. c. +. Cadwalader, head of one OF
PHILADELPHIA : oldest families, caused Il
sensatation in society circles by marrying
Bridget Mary Ryan, his former house
maid.
Assaults by negroes upon white females
in the South seem to be increasing.
Lynching nor burning alive at the stake
has no terrors for them, us almost every
day several assaults are announced.
A company has been organized at Seat
tie to develop the coal and oil fields re
Gently discovered in Alaska, $50 miles
wast of Juneau. Thirty thousand feet of
pipe has been ordered from Pittsburg.
The saw MILL pulp mill, blacksmith
shop and 100, 900 feet Of lumber belong
inc to the Royal Paper Mill Company, at
East Angus. Quebec, Canada, were de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday; loss about
$3.50, 900.
James Stevens, Il miner, was rescued
from the Mammoth Mine, at Phoenix, Arl-
IONA. on Sunday after All imprisonment
of fourteen days without food or water,
He is frightfully emaciated but his mlnd
is clear.
AT am early hour Saturday morning the
trunk factory in Petersburg, Virginia,
owned and operated by Mcssls. domaine
& Barham. was totally destroyed by fire,
together with the entire contents. The
origin Of the fire is unknown.
The trustees Of the estate OF the late IL:
Grafton Duiany, .Jr., have sold to Colonei
Seibert. of Washington, ''LlanSollen,
farm containing between seven and eISht
hundred acres. situated on the slopes OF
the Blue Ridge, in Loudoun county, \Ir-
ola. for $50, 600.
John G.. Nickel, the dcfaultinS cashier
of the South Bethlehem National Bank,
of Easton. Penna., waived examination Ill
Little Rock on Saturday, and was placed
in the pcnitentiary pending an order OF
transfer. lie made full confession I'M
plicating the teller Of the bank.
At Laiback. Austria, all earth shock
occurred Thursday morning Of last week
at four o clock. 1t was followed just be
fore seven o clock by one much more Sc
we're. The latter lasted six seconds.
Great damage was done to many buildings
walls were split open and the people were
panic stricken.
An accident at the works of the Penn
Steel Casting and Machine Company,
Chester. Pa. Saturday, through the fall
mo of the travelling crane, caused the
death of two employees and probably fatal
injuries to a third. The crane was built
to handle thirty tons and had only 5000
pounds III charge at the time.
\ letter from Pulaski, Virginia. says
Cattle and sheep are i'll fine shape and it
is estimated that the counties west Of 10
anoke county in Southwest Virginia will
send to the market $500. 600 worth OF
sheep and lambs and the wool will run it
ND to 5000. 600. and the cattle from the
same counties will reach about the same
amount, making 81 800. 600 i'll all.
Dr. Thomas + Norman, or Campbell
county. Virginia, was indicted by the
grand jury, ON Thursday Of last week ON
the charge Of forging. Following as 1t dld
upon the indictment of his brother, eN
Treasurer + :. Norman. charged with
the larceny Of S25, 600 of county and state
funds. the announcement created il senSa
ton. The Indictment against DIR. Moor
man contained three separate counts,
each alleging the forgery of notes ag@re-
eating s., 800.
Henry b. Wisner, Of Montgomery coun
ty. Pa. while threshing last week, sud
denly felt slight pain on the top Of his
right foot 1t soon passed off, however
At night when he drew oft his boot he
found embedded in his instep two grains
of wheat He paid no attention to it ex-
cept to rub the instep slightly. The next
day he went to Philadelphia in his market
wagon, and while on the road the foot be
came very painful. lie went to physl-
clan who treated the wound and advised
him to 90 Il hospital. On Friday NORTH
cation set in and the leg was amputated
between the knee and ankle. He will die
from blood poisoning.