The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-03-19

Charles Carroll Martavish, Esq died
,. bis residence al cAlousyills, Bal,i.
p'oFc coupiy. on Friday last, aged so
years, The deceased waa widely known
and highly esteemed, lie was che soa
Of lie late John sIaetayish. Tor 4 lans
series Of years British Consul al Balsi.
more, gFandson o. the late Richard
Cation, and great grandson Of Charles
Carroll Of Cauollton. oae Of the sigaets
OF the Declaration Of Independence. 49,
Nj Msciayish married Ella. the fourth
daughter ~ The late General WJnasld
Scott, who, With four children. survive
him. lie was Formerly the proprietor Of
Catrollson Ilall, one Of the largest aud
most elegant estates 10 Howard county.
For several years past the deceased has
been an invalid having lost nearly The
entire use Of his limbs BY paralysis.
The breaking up ofthc ice IN the
Mississippi river has caused great dam
age at var Gus places, 40 ice gorge
formed just below Rosk Island, causing
40 immediate rise 10 the river above.
Davenport, Iowa, aud Rock Island. II.
linois, were submerged 70 considera.
bic c1icn. 10 consequence, involving
great lOss Of property In several Of
the streets The residents bad 70 be IA.
ken from tbcirdwclliugs 10 boats. The
Arsenal bridge, valued al fourteen
thousand dollsTs, waa entirely destroyed,
and ono Of the solid stone piora Of the
Pacific Railroad Bridge was carrie
down stream twenty feet
The annual meeting Of the ioiholders
Of Greenwood Cemetery, New York,
wns hold on Wednesday. From the
annual report ii appeared that elk hun.
drod aud eighty lots were sold and six
Thousand aud sixty ak intcrments bad
taken place during the year, and that
the total number OF bodies nov lying
IN Greenwood Cemetery is ono hundred
and twenty nine thousand four hundred
aud ten.
A Washington dcspach says that At.
torDey General Stanbusy has rendered
his resignation TO the President. in or.
der that hc may be left free 70 act as
counsel for Mr.. Johnsonin the impeach.
men, trial. The resignation has been
accepted.
The New York Democracy have been
doing wonders at the spring elections
gains IN almost every town and county.
They have gained 73 supervisors, aud
got control Of the municipal affairs OF a
couple score Of towus and cities. Isadi.
calism Is no where 10 the Empire State.
At reccnt fire in DixGeld, Me,
John Kisidcr sat on the ridge.po'e Of
the house aud poured water over the
end of il until his arms, face aud breast
were blistcred; bu. he thereby saved a
large village from almost total destruc.
ion.
A contract for tho supply of a large
quantity Of Virginia granite, II is said,
has recently been made for the purpose
Of paving the streets Of New York
The Richmond papers claim that the
Virginia grauite j. the best Ia the Uni
ted States.
The Annapolis Repnblican states that
Mr.. Il. Taylor, residing near that city,
has lost considerable numbered hnc.
herd of cattle from what is called the
"rindcrpcAt."
Tho official returns from New Hamp-
shire make Harriman's (RopublicaB)
minority two thousand FIVE huudredand
thirty. His majority Inst year was 81
14G---a Democratic gain Of Gle.
Thetrial Of jeff Davis, which was
to have taken place on the fourth We'd
nesday ia tbs mouth, has boon post
popnd until the 18th of April.
A country lawyer who was The happy
father Of ten tall girls, averaging about
six feet in height, often boasted thathe
had sixty feet Of daughter