The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-12-23
Items Of News.


slowed upon the "bigamous wedding"
in New York are by the religious press.
The Catholic press, holding strict no.
tons upon the sanctity of the marriage
tie, have been pointedly condenlnatory
OF the affair, but not much more so than
the organs of the Episcopaliuns, the
Methodists, the Baptists, Presbyterians
and Congregationalists. Tho Lharch
man (Episcopalian, in review of the
conduct Of Messrs. rockingham and
Beecher, says positively at was a gra-
tutious piece OF wrong. doing. IL could
be nothing but the merest firm, aud its
sole meaning was to give an additional
pang TO the murderer, and to throw
contempt upon the law of the State of
New York, and the Holy Ordnance of
God, neither Of which would sanction
the marriage"
Almost repetition of the Avondale
mine calamity occurred gu Thursday ut
the Plymouth mine, only one mile from
A~ondale. The engine room caught IN
fire, but fortunately only three men
were in the mine, aud they escaped in
almost dying condition. One man,
John j. Warran, attempted To enter the
mine aud was killed by the FIRE damp
A coal mine at Stockton, Pa, fell in on
Saturday morning und two dwelling
houses were buried in the ruin. Ten
persons in all were killed.
The New York Post oithe Sth instant
says, the Shoddy Mills OF Warehouse
Brothers, at Passaic village, n. j.,
were set on FIRE on Thursday evening
by the explosion of a kerosene lamp, aud
destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$50, 900, on which there is an insur
ance Of about sos, 900. Ever thing was
destroyed, even the books Of the eStab
lishment being consumed. About one
hundred and twenty hands are thrown
out of employment.
Very heavy internal revenue frauds
have been discovered in Cincinnati !;
one firm known to have realized profits
to the amount of 81 900 900 has made
no returns aud paid no tax, Recent
investigations aud comparisons OF tax
aists, with other statistics, also showed
that little more than half OF the malt
liquors manufactured in that city dur
ing the last year have paid the tax
General George II. Thomas is highly
Indignant that the Tennessee l.cei,la.
ture should have entertained u Props,
ton to sell his portrait. which hangs IN
the State library, although the propose.
tion was rejected by large majority.
He wants to pay the State the cost OF
the portrait, aud intends returning the
gold medal voted him for his victory
at Nashville in 1864.
At u meeting OF over fifty prominent
landowners Of Baltimore county, held
on Saturday afternoon. resolutions were
adopted 10 favor OF the proposed reno
val the county seat from TownsoDtown
20 the site Of the old Aimshouse, near
the Liberty road, and about Que mile
distant from Baltimore.
Mr. Sullivan, the great land owner OF
Ford Co., ILL.,, is the possessor Of 40, 700
acres OF tillable prairie land, which he
is engaged in improving His farm,
embraces whole township, which is
called after the proprietor. 1t is seven
miles square, aud il at present hedged
with $50 miles Of Usage hedge.
Governor McDougall is reported en-.
listing force OF whites and Indians to
march on the rebels at Fort Garry. A
writer 10 the St. Paul Press charges
McDougall with preparing to levy 4
cruel aud bloody war upon the halt
breeds aud all who -ympathize with
thea.
The South Carolina Legislature ad.
Journed the other day TO see John Rob.
inson's circus. A motion to that effect
was made by Mr.. De Large, the
colored leader Of the House, 10 these
words :"Mr. Speaker, de circus hab
arrove, aud darfore | moves dat we I'D.
journ;" which was done.
MIR. Ferret, who is fishing on the 0cka.
lockonee Bay, Florida, caught at oae
haul with seine few days ago l40
barrels Of fish (mullet,) all of which he
saved aud sold, netting him $500, Els.
timating 225 toa barrel there were BIG,
900 6sh 10 the seine.
A negro woman in Louisville recently
gave birth to u child which has ten well
formed fingers % each hand. She should
train u for public Office. Ii would be
just the animal to make Radical grabs
u The public treasury to some pur
pose.
AZ the banquet to Ex-Governor Sslo.
mon, in Milwaukee, Governor Fairchild
announced that he had resolved to re
commend in his next message the enact.
ment OF law making il compulsory
upon parents to send their children t.
school,
The Leonardtown (St. Mary's coun.
W Beacon informs its readers that the
Southern Maryland Railroad is ..neither
dead, nor even asleep and that it has
been formally placed under contract.
Mr.. 8. s Alderman, Of Mariana
Florida, has raised this season la, 900
oranges, which were disposed Of at au
average ofthree cents each. The orange
crop Of Florida is profitable.
A man undertook to steal ride from
Rochester to Buffalo, by sitting on
the platform ofthe baggage car. Whcu
the train arrived at Batavia he was near
y frozen. aud was turned over to the
poor master.
raf.s is said 70 be largely supplied
with American heiresses who are ia
search Of titled husbands ~ sw.o, snoect