The Democratic advocate., 1898-03-19

Judge Mcpherson, at Harrisburg Pa, has given
an opinion in the case of Isaac w. Guiles, ex-col
lector Of delinquent taxes, of Harrisburg. 10 the
effect that his bondslnen must pay money which
Mr.. Guies failed to turn into the city treasury.
Monticello. the county seat of Wayne county,
Kentucky was nearly destroyed by fire on the llth.
The court house. JAIL two hotels, half dozen store
houses and many dwellings were burned Only
four buildings remain. The loss is over $4,000.
\ Fort Collins, Colorado despatch ON the night
Ihe llt says that gray wolves are doing serious
damage to stock in the neighborhood OF the Lara
mie river In that county. They come down from
the timber in packs and raid the cattle ranches,
killing large numbers of calves and yearhnss
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Prouty gave
Il hearing in Boston Saturday, on the charge
against the New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad, of under billing shipments made by the
Standard Oil Company, so that the company paio
for a less weight than that actually shipped
Firebugs are at work again in Cumberland couh-
ty Pa The barn of Jacob Bretz was burned on
Sunday night together with all his utensils,
wagons, harness 300 bushels of grain, provender,
eight cows four calves, lot of hogs, adjoining
buildings, &c. Loss over $1,000; partly insured
The Mississippi river excursion steamer Grand
Republic was burned to the waters edge, Sunday,
at the mouth of the river Des Pcres, near South ST.
Louis. Nothing saved and Captain W. ii.
Thorwegen, his wife and two children ana the
watchman had II narrow escape from death. Loss
$4,000
The Bank of AbbeVille, Georgia, has made an
assignment President J. II. Mehegan WAS absent
a the time OF the assignment, and the cashier, Ii.
l.. Latham left OH train for Savannah imnedi-
ateIy after the assignment. The safe has not yet
been opened, and it is said the wrong combination
has been given.
The Bowery Mission lodging house conducted
by the Christian Herald, al l0j Bowery, New York,
was burned early Sunday morning, and eleven
men, who occupied rooms on the upper floors, lost
their lives There were about $50 persons i'll the
building when the fire broke out, and most Of
them became panc-stricken, losing all their cloth
ing in the wild scramble to escape from the build
ing.
A jury in the saline County Circuit Court Bell
ton Arkansas on Saturday, brought in 1t verdict
of $4,000 damages against the ST. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern Railway. in favor of Mrs
Arthur Tomlinson, of Washington, d. C., widow OF
Lieutenant Arthur Tomlinson, who was run over
and killed BY and Iron Mountain locomotive at
Little Rock on July s, 1894 at the conclusion of an
interstate drill.
General W s Rosecrans died on the llth AT Los
Angeles, California William Starke RosecraRs
was born at Kingston. Ohio September 6. 1919, and
was graduated fifth in the class of 1872, from West
Point. He entered the Engineer corps, as Second
Lieutenant by breyet, serving year Ill the con-
struction of Notifications at Hampton Roads, Va.
He was assistant Professor Of Natural and Expert
mental Philosophy, and of Engineering for four
years at the United States Military Academy. He
was next the Superintendent Engineer at Fort
Adams. Newport, L. l., and of several surveys in
eastern New England, and at the Washington, d.
c., Navy Yard, until April l, 1854.