The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-01-11
THEDEMOCRATTC ADVOCATE.
THURSDAY JANUARY%11, 1866.
NEWS SUMMARY.

ing bounties to the soldiers OF 1861 VIII
be passed.
The propositions for negro suffrage
in the District of Columbia are now
modified so as to require an education
aiand property qualification on the part
of the negro. seasas a ag
According tothe report Of the Grand
Secretary of the Grand Lodge OF the
United States, I. o.. O. n, the
annual Lodge receipts were sl,43O,-
O92.57, of which 1857, 1880 were
expended for relief, s1l,71S.Ss for
the education of orphans, S9l 1870
70. the burying of dead, S77,782.44
for the relief of widows families. This
docs not include the Southern States.
Gen. Howard asks the modest sum 81
eleven millions and three quarters for
his Bureau land $4,000, 900 of it for
teachers and school-houses for the
blacks.
One Of the largest farmers in sse
United states is Mr.. Bidwell, of Califor-
MIA, the Chairman Of the Committee on
Agriculture in the House Of Represen-
tatiyes. He owns $4,000 acres Of land,
and last year his wheat crop was $4,000
bushels.
The Colorsd Tennesseean, paper
published by the negroes in Nashville,
says: ave must feel that every for
eigner, whether German, Irish, or Of
whatever nationality has far less claims
upon the Government than We, who are
natives to the manor born"
The Massachusetts, Senator has pro-
posed so many bills for the considers
ton of Congress that he is called Bill
Sumner. Boston Post %.
The White House and the Black
House are at opposite ends Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Washington.--N Y
Leader.
A New Haven Comm grocer had
for some time past missed email sums OF
money from his drawer, but couldn't
guess where il went to. Last week he
had occasion to remove an old counter,
under which he discovered a rats nest
composed of $40 in bills and currency
The military in Texas are playing
their "little brief authority pranks,
much to disgust Of the judicial ermine
in that State. In the District Court Of
Jefferson county military officer re.
Gently entered the court room and or.
dcred the Provisional Judge to release
two Treasury agents, Indicted by the
Grand Jury for swindling, threatening
him with punishment if he dared Il
disobey the order,
A squad of armed negroes, rendcz.
vonsing at the military hospitals near
Jcffersonyille, Indiana, went TO that
place on Christmas day, and while pa.
rading about the streets, shot an unof
tending young German, named August
Hammel, besides trying to provoke col
lisions with some other young mer
about town, The Mayor of that cit,
demanded the surrender of the negroes
for trial by the civil authority, but Gen
Palmer refused to give them mp. III
promised, however, that they should b.
brought TO speedy military trial.
Gen. Thomas, commanding the Mill
tary Division of the Tennessee, ha,
graciously permitted the Protestant
Episcopal clergy Of Alabama to rcopet
thor churches They are now at liber
~ TO officiate at the affairs and to preach
from the pulpits to which all access hai
been denied them for many months.
1t was stated by Mr. T. L. Lloyd
president of the Board Of Aldermen, il
his remarks upon the subject of ncgr,
suffrage in the Washington City Coun
ell at late meeting of that body, that
the most of the negroes who went from
the District Of Columbia into the army
"were taken possession Of by men oil
their own color, and said into the ser
veicc Of the United States" and il wa
added by Mr.. Gulick that "many Of
them were credited TO the State of Mas
sachusetts."
4 convention Of American citizen,
of African descent was held in Balti
more, on the 9th ult., for the purpose
Of pctitioning the Legislature TO giu
them suffrage, &c. The following rcso
luton was passed:
"Resolgcd, That it be the object o.
this convention, as representatives o.
the colored people Of the State of Mary.
land, TO present their claims to the PEG
pie and the Legislature of the State
and respectfully ask for removal O
the disabilities under which they labor
by extending to them those manhood
rights which are enjoyed by the whit,
citizens Of the State, viz: the right o
suffrage, and that our testimony be nd
mitted in courts Of justice on perfec
equality with other citizens, and what
ever rights are necessary for our protec
tion and advancement"
At the election held in Georgetown
DC, upon the subject of negro suf
frage, there we're 704 against and on,
in favor of negroes voting. The cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun says
that the vote was cast by a drnke
man. Alas, for the grand moral idea
party in Georgetown! However, il
may mitigate the "loyal" modification
here 70 know that their party there
voted Gas one mau''--in "solid column
light.
The negroes of Maryland arc fully
represented in the Penitentiary of our
State They have 206 representatives