The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-01-25
THE DEMOCRl tTiG ADVOCATE.
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THURsDA JANUARY rs, 1866
NEWS SUMMARY.

HAl ARP has received from st. louis
n donation Of dry goods, groceries and
f,mily,rlaxuries, ent-tc last his
household for the season. +,
Gen. Longstreet, and Major Owen Of
the New Orleans Washington Artil
lery, have formed a partnership in New
Orleans, as cotton and commission MGR
chants. ...,...-, !,
'Thc Mrs, StoncwalI jackson concert
in Richmond realized For the widow ont
thousand dollars; a'y ',.,,o
Henry A, Wise i lecturing in Rich
mcnd on .'Femalc Orphans" o63
.Ex-Govcrpor Letcher, Bradley John
son and Gen, f. H Smith are ip Rich
month r9N bW 3iae aa
The homestead Of Henry Clay, al
Lexington, was sold on the 18th instant
tosthe Regent Of the Kentucky'abni'
yersityg for the sum of 100000. II
consists Of 325 acres, and will be
transformed into the agricultural col
lego of that State.
Governor Bradford, before retiring
from officc, pardoncd William Watson,
who was sentenced to eighteen months
confinement in the penitentiary for
stcaling a coat from Joseph NJ. Palmer,
ESD, Of Frederick city. 4"
Bfoomall, Of Pennsylvania, in the
House of Representatives, last week,
introduced, a preamble setting forth
that as the white men Of the District Of
Columbia, lately voted that the black
man Shall not vote therein; therefore
R1soysed, That The committee for
the District of Columbia be instructed
to inquire into the e&pediency Of. order
Ing ai election by the black men Of
thfS District, who shall decide by ballot
whether Or not in their opinion white
men shall be allowed tho right Of suf-
frage> XII -o,1,ts m
Maryland is in the very inception OF
better future than was ever promised
tolit in all the past; but to secure il, to
attain that position her natural position
entities her TO, We must, az We have
often said, have peace within cur Dor
dcrs; VIC cannot have oae-llalf Of our
people at antagonisn With the other
hall, and upon issues which the return
of peace shows arc ss.--Bdfto.
CyglmercipL
cas- some Hipapt speculation has
been INDUCED abroad as 10 the causes
for the absence Of Mr.. Harris from his
seat in Congress at this time, We have
deemed IL proper 70 state that he has
been confined to his home from the cf-
fects Of fall upon the ice during the
late severe freeze We ARE pleased 10
be able TO state, however, that he is
now rapidly icohvalcscing, and expects
to be able 10 resume his representative
duties in few days -4,S. .UnrTs Gos.
The Western papers are complaining
that it costs three bushels OF corn TO
send one to market distance of one
hundred miles; one hundred bushels 20
get d pair Of boots; enc thousand bush
ella to get suit Of clothes. and two tons
of corn for ton Of coal
At the next session Of the Lcgisla.
ture United States Senator for Mary.
land is to be chosen, aud our Tiara,
Gov,itnur IL IN aspirant forthc position
and having made himself so extremely
unpopular with the masses rs to render
his election by a Legislature represent
ing the people Of Maryland an impos.
sibility, Governor Swan advises the
continuation 5f the present Registra-
tiou Law upon our statute books until
the members of tho Legislature shall
have been elected and he probably sent
to the Tnitcd States Senate, after
which he cares not tx for The Regis
tration law, or those who have been
outraged thcraby. Il. ., fa.