The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-02-11
Items Of News.

left them out at night. The negro un
dertook TO steal one, and was in such
hurry to secure the pork that he forgot
TO remove the gambrel stick. To reach
his home 1t was necessary to cross a
fence. Ia doing so he placed the hog
oa tho Top rail and it is supposed that
it slipped--at any rate the negro's head
was caught in the opening of the hind
legs, aud his neck was broken by the
stick. He was found next morning
dead, the hog on one side Of the fence,
aud he on the other, with his head fast
as described.
The death warrant Of George Bailey,
lsegro) convicted of murder IN the iirst
degree. 10 che Circuit Court Of Somer.
sci county, has been signed by the Gov.
eruor aud sent to the Sheriff Of the couu
". The time fixed for the execution is
Friday, the 9th of March next. George
Bailey was ore Of those engaged. with
Wilson and Welsh, 10 the murder OF
Captain Henry Cannon. This murder
occurred in March last, and its atroci.
~ will be rccollected. The three ne
groes, Wilson, Welsh and Bailey. muir.
dered their Captain, threw his body in.
TO the river, aud sailed off with his YES
sci
John Herwood is the reputed owner
OF onehalf Of Morgan county, H., aud
of sixty thousand acres in Nebraska
His estate is valued ut six millions oil
dollars. He went from Massachusetts,
90 the West 10 1885, aud BY keeping
out Of "corner lots" in embryo cities
during the specializing mania Of 1886 Z,
aud con6niog himself TO farming land,
purchased At sl.25 per acre, he has be
come one Of the greatest (if not the
greatest laud owner in the United
States.
Here is chapter Of accidents that
befell one man in Iowa. He first fell
into we'll. After he had been drawn
up about thirty feet the rope broke and
let him down again. A new rope was
procured and he had just began to as
cend q second time when the windlass
rigging gave way aud he fell on his
head. He is now in the hands Of sur
geons.
Quincy, Illinois, has some very un.
scrupulous rogues. A farmer from
Missouri drove into town the other day
with load Of hogs while waiting for
his turn 10 unload, he went into tavern
near by for drink, and on returning
soon afterwards found that some one
had sold out his team, hogs and all.
pocketed the proceeds aud disappeared.
One day last week Harry Smith, oil
Greenwood, Columbia county, Pa, cut
down pine tree 10 the woods of John
Musgrove. The tree made nine saw
logs, seven Of which we're sixteen long
aud two twelve feet long. aud the top
log measured eleven irches through at
the distant extremity, making altogether
about fifteen hundred feet Of lumber.
California wheat is said to be SO dry
10 its nature, that in coming east
through aud into humid atn,os phere,
it gains greatly in weight by absorption
This is an element Of profit to shippers
So, the -four will absorb 30, 80, even
40 pounds more water per barrel than
eastern -four, and bakers gain greatly
in using il.
A dispatch from Nashville says:-
delegations from various counties in
the State still continue TO come 10, ury
Ing that the militia be not sent to their
respective localities. Ii is very proba.
BILE now, that although a considerable
number Of militia will be organized.
there will be but very few pnt in the
field"
ThOro Is lucky farmer near Du-
buque, Iowa. On Monday night oflast
week two Of his sheep became the moth
ers Of seven lambs, one producing three
and the other four; one Of his cows had
a calf; SOW had litter of seventeen
pigs; and his wife presented liiru with
two bouncing boys.
Three men were seen bathing and
swimming 10 the Charles river, near
Boston, Que morning last week. There
is professional gentleman 10 Newport
who has bathed regularly in the break
ers during the entire winter for several
years.
A Western paper relates that young
lady was lately buried wearing large
amount Of jewelry, including a gold
watch. 1t was found the next day that
the coffin had been despoiled Of its sill.
yer screws, and the corpse Of all its
adorumeuts.
The Bank Of Montreal is reported to
have lost $500, 900 from lending money
to New York spectators, who became
bankEupt by the recent corner in Erie
shares.
In Jackson county, Florida, the court
had to adjourn five different times on
account Of the black jury going sound
asleep and snoring almost as loud as a
thunderstorm.
In Dallas county, Ala, recently. A.
152 acres Of valuable land (as good as
any 10 the country were sold BY the
sheriff at $3.50, s2.25, So, So and s1O.-
30 per acre.
a man ip 81. Lonis recently got mar.
ried on Tuesday, got the chills on
Wednesday, wrote his will on Thursday,
went mad on Friday, apd died on Sat
urday. .
Robert Watson, eolored waiter, re.
aeptly died 10 New York, leaving for
tpps pf SO, 600, which Is claimed by
two women, each oil whom swcars she
was his wife.
0ne OF the Radical members Of Con.
gress i lIiDg seriously i'll at Washing
ton. Moss Of the others are lying ex.