The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-12-03
Itsnls Of News.

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McCollums brick yard, near the ok
Portland road, between Twenty sixth
aud Twenty seventh streets. As tw,
white men aud three, negroes were en-
gagged in removing the centre or wooe
work which had partially supported th'
arch of a large kiln III, the yard, The
whole arch, an immense mass of brick
and h avy plank, suddenly gave way
buying out Of Sight the whole i've
The groans aud cries OF. the crushed and
bleeding men, as they strove to extri
cate themselves, were terrible to hear
and as soon as possible Mr.. McCollum
and half dozen of his men set to work
TO rescue the uufortunatcs. Not less
than ten thousand brick had fallen,
but iu aa almost incredibly short time
every 0ae Of the maaglcd forms were
drawu out from the rubbish. Thomas
Curran, white laborer, who had been III
the kiln. was found to have been crushed
to death, nearly all of his boGes having
been broken by the heavy pianks which
had fallen upon hin. lie was doubt
less killed instantaneously. The other
white man was We y severely injured,
but the negro IS escaped serious injury,
although badly bruised and cut
A terrible accident occurred at the
Susquehauna Rolling Mill, Columbia,
on Monday of last week, which came
near proving instantly fatal to Il young
man, aged about thirty years, named
Peter Cullin. The Spy gives the fol
lowing particulars: While passing a
three fourth inch bar OF ir,n at Welding
heat through the mill, "A is-step threw
him in the way OF the hot bar, when 1t
penetrated the right thigh on the pos
terror, or rather inner part, passing OBJ
liquely inward aud forward, striking the
thigh bene six inches below the hip
ioint. The muscles, vessels, including
the great femoral artery were instantly
cut asuuder as bya red hot knife. The
consequent hemorrhage would have ter
minated life before any help could have
been rendered, but that the fearful eau
terization of the parts prevented so rap
id discharge as would otherwise have
occurred! After the proper bandaging,
be was borne to his boarding house,
Desch's hotel, Second street. The case
is most critical one. The division OF
this large vessel (the femoral artery
being the main vessel Of the limb, must
result in amputation of the thigh at
the joint, provided collateral circula-
ton does not take place, in which event
the records Of surgery give but one
chance out of four to save life.
Thursday last, designated by the
President of the United States as day |
of thanksgiving aud prayer, was OBJ |
served in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New |
York, Cincinnati, St. Louis and other
leading cities by general suspension
OF business, large attendance in the va
rious churches and numerous family and
social gatherings. All accounts concur
in stating that the day, as general
thing, passed off quietly and peacefully.
The day was observed by Americans at |
Berlin, Prussia, as the cable advices in
forms US. ,4.
II. Rives Pollard, brother of Edward |
4. Pollard, all well known at Richmond,
Virginia, was shot dead whilst entering
his Office, on the 9th ult., by a man
named James GRAFT, on account of re-
Elections upon the character of his
daughter published in the Southern
Opinion, of which MIR. Pollard was the
editor. j. Marshal Hanna, we'll known
In Baltimore was at the side of Mr..
Pollard when shot. Mr.. Hanna is as
sociate editor of the Opinion. The at
fair created great excitement. Grant
has been bailed ia $4,000 to answer
at the FebrEaTv court.
A dispatch from Wigan, England,
dated November &c, says:-A terrible
explosion has occurred in the Arley |
Mine Colliery. Three hundred men
were in the rit at the time, most if not
al. of whom have persisted. Thirty-two
bodies kaye thus far been recovered
Il qndreqs ct relassii4Tes Of the dead are
gathered at the moRth Of the Pif, apd
the scene is heart-repding.
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Company are now running, an expert
mental line for railroad from Will
Transport, Washington county. Md,
Martinsburg, to Bunker's Hill,
West Virginia, about ten miles from
1t is to connect at Will
transport with road now being built
from Hagersto*n.
Gen Grant owns a $4,000 house at
Washington, farm of 20 acres worth
So 600 per acre, within the city limits.
His real estate in ST. Louis, Galena and
Philadelphia, is worth 500 600 more,
and $500, 900 is said to be a fair esti-
mate of his s'total valuation" He is
also interested in business through 9th
er parties, and altogether in q fair way
to have comfortable living.
1t is perhaps not great libel to re-
peat what a carping correspondent says,
Siz: that the New York churches fully
seated, looked ike public bal n,asqne
after midaight,wh peoplehave thrown
off their dominoes and are weary OF .an-
cling, nor is the music lacking III sug
gestions Of the same bewiidering aniuse
ments. sse,f bsf
A levy Of four pcrsonsin every thous-
and inhabitants has been ordered 10
Russia, with the object of completing
the full strength of the army and navy
The Imperial ukase directs the conscrIp
ton to commence on January ID, 1869.
Franklin Pierce is the only man Inv
ing ever elected President of the United
States. There are but two ex-Vice.
Presidents liying-Fillmo and Brock