The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-04-30
Items Of News.

The Frederick faioT ssys;--The
clainn o. the several banking iassita
lions Of Frederick city, Nd, against our
corporation FOR moneys which they
loaned 10 our city authorities IN 1864
when general baFly levied q contrihu
'tloa Of 1900 900 upon oar city. sers
sc.tlsd by the boards Of aldermen aud
common council d their meetings on
Wednesday night 81 last week. 10 lhe
entire satisfaction Of NJ the parties con.
cerncd.
a Yirgiaiau has carved with pen.
knife a cane, which contains likencsscs
Of General RobcrtsE,. Ire. Gen gtone.
wall Jstssoa, che l,ofl's Prayer n TnH.
beautiful angels, babies, elephants. Il.
gers, foxes, opossnns, birds, insects.
serpcnls, fishes, and nearly everything
that walks or erseps, aiss o. .wims
Al sale Of fsBry cattle and sheep
lately held near Pssn Squsr., Mont.
gomery county, some high prices were
realized. Cows zero sold ct ei49, 81.
-, slT5, $3.50, aud slo5 respectively.
and bulls a. sIop aud 500. Several
sheep brought 80 each. About one
hundred Brahma fowls we're sold d. 81
each.
Mrs. Sarah A. Boissoau. the wife Of
DR.. A. w Boisseau, while standing a.
a window Of her residence, near Peters.
burg, Va, on last Tbursdsy, during the
storm, was struck By Ightaipg aud in.
stauily killed The Doctor himself AID
three Of his chAircu were Frustrated
by the stroke, but soon recovered,
The present h the greatest maple 50.
gar season Yermsnt has experienced
within the memory Of the Oldest Ia.
hsbitan,." Sylyanus Morse, Of Fast
Montpelier, il the maple sugar king Of
the State He has 1850 tree, tapped
aud thus far has made TOO 10 900
pounds. His total product this year
will probably be from FIRE to six tons.
The sugar product Is equally great
throughout e whole State.
Under the Internal Revenue laws
letters acknowledging the receipt Of
either drafts, checks or money, exceeding
twenty dollars, are subject 10 s,amp
duty Of two cents, the Same az If a for.
NAL receipt had been given for so much
money. This fact Is sometimes forgot
ten, or Is not known, even by good bus.
incss men.
Alter the LIST OF june next every an
plicant for the benefit Of the bankrupt
act must show thu he has properly
enough to pay fifty cents on the dollar
or that he has obtained release from
enough Of bis creditors TO pay City cents
on the dollar t.thc remainder.
a special freight train was recently
started from Concord, New Hampshire
for Salt Lake City, distance Of / 800
miles IL consisted Of twenty cars load
cd with stage coaches for the overland
line TO California.
A lawyer in California, Il il stated
recently received fee Of 500, 900, be.
ing one fourth Of the value Of tho prop.
erty recovered The decision Of other
suits similar as to claim and title. and
10 which his interest is the same, will
increase the fees to half million.
A pair Of pelicans were recently kill.
ed near Glasgow, Missouri. One OF
them stood six feet high, weighed sew.
entcen pounds, and possessed pouch
large enough to contain fish dinner for
six men.
a servant girl 10 Hudson City. New
Jersey recently attempted to poison the
family Of her employer by putting arse.
mic in the tea cups. Providentially the
crime was detected before any person
was injured.
Pennington, Mass, is scourged with
wonderful visitation of the measles.
the first for forty years. Churches,
courts, schools aud stores are closed;
old and young alike are victims Of the
malay.
Mr.. Edgar Gibbs, who resides at Bill.
lingsport, Pa, shot an eagle the other
day Of enormous dimensions. The bird
from tip to tip measures little more
than twelve feet, and had carried of
great many Of Mr.. Gibbs lambs.