The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-06-11

At Tie soldiers monument dedication
Dogiaetosn, on Saturday, letter waa received
iscm General Haneock, rekrssting his inahlli.
y 70 BE present Inc letter has she following
paragraph "psnnsylvanlA has reason 10 81
proud OF she salof and fidelity of her troops.
ihsT sleep upon svery battle Heid Of she ~
Deslion. ccmposed OF ever nationality, Of
every party, and Of svsfy religion, animated
~ the single desire 10 preserve forever TAI
wonderfalformof government MIA had msSe
ne . great, powerful aud prosperous nasien.
they rushsd 70 arma. Many fell Ia defsns1 Oh
this principle -and, whilst their rasmnry will
be forever honCrea, Il y our dsiy 20 keen
record 81 thsir desds, that The name Of even
the hnmbleci Of hem al mag be psessryea ~
An example for all future gensraiions.s
AZ Clesisr City, Bergen county. N. J., on
Saturday last, large hsh, which at sarss was
supposed 70 Be shark, vss discovered below
the dam ., Dolkgneas hilla. The milla wrrs
stopped, apd ail hands tarned out 70 capture
uhe monster Of the deep with hay forks, CROW
bass and similar rural weapons, bal De sily
ash escaped them. He reappeared, however.
on Sunday, and. altar desperate and san.
culinary conflict, was captured, whsn itturnsd
out 70 be q sturgeon six feet ak inches n
lsngih, ssd vslghing 10 pcanda II is con.
ssdered the most remarkable event In shs Ma
tory OF that section, ~ the mills wsrs situa-
Esd seven lmiles above tide water, and Tia lish
had three large dana 70 get over. e.
A Few yeafs ago Fsanklin oonuty (Mas.,
farmer boy, a. the aEa Of fifteen yeara, hired
ont % q merchant for three years 70 learn 20
sell dry goods. Al hgsl bis inaptness for bus.
mesa was 30 apparent THAI his employer wa
ready @ discharge him IN despair, bat he 70.
mained HE time, and then peni West and
found employment in . Wholesale houas a 4
moderate salary. He rcss gradually b. sim
one Of The largest dry goods hoaaes n nhe
Wsat, tae salss Of which last year aaaouutsd
70 ~. oo0. 900.
MIRA Harriss Bescher stowe ha. lstalv rs.
turned 70 Hartford from her Florida resi.
denee. She has q very pretty place thera a.
the 81 Johns river. Mrs. 8. sayn The Southern
people are no more inclined 10 resist The laws,
or 70 foster the spirit OF rebellion, than Yer.
fnobt 10. bha tested The real feeling Of the
people, In her somewhat extended ionrnsy M
over Florida, and found them 90 Kind hat
they woald even surrender their own slsess
ing accommodations 10 her. They desire 6nly
peace and the restoration Of the Union.
AtEdinbursh, Scotland, during thunder
storm, man named Donald Mathisou. nbou,
thirty yeafs Of eye, was killed By lightning.
One Of the witnesses Of the event saw aasb
q forked llghtBsng come down upon tho un--
fortunate man, who raised his hand 10 the back
OF bis head and fell TO the ground. His whis-
kers and hair on the upper part OF his head
were burnt His coat, trossefs, boots and
stockings wereslso burnt and torn. b ~,
Mack Of tho Cincinnati Comnsereial.
sayG Among the most disappointed a. the
failurs Of impeachment 10 Mr. Ashley, OF Ohio.
He bad bis nominationsall arranged. Every
man 10 bis district gah 10 be postmassef Of
Toledo, or something sIse. They don't l'sAa
~ now ashley did View weeks ago; but amss
is stu hopeful. He has q good conscidnce,
which helps him considerably. va as
The two largest incomes In Minnesota for
1867 were returned from Winona-$ u. 600
and vi ,0oo--and both BY operators In wheat
Dixheld village, 10 Maine, with eighty dwell
ltngs has no nsipister. bat fse lawyers. ''Not
apennyworth Of bread to this intoisNbIs deal
OF sack ag Elf1 ~ -
some country editor hasventured 10 threaten
frentico With an assault The latter disposes
OF ms antagonist thuhwise: .sI.ef him. We
saw him once. He has . dish face. ID q n
dish Of calrs meat. - ~ : :