The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-01-14
Items of News.

anda, December 2, was very imposing.
The missionary packet, Morning Star,
had arrived from cruise among the
Micronesian Islands. The slave trade
is openly carried on between the Islands
and the coast of South America. Cor.
respondence contains accounts Of out.
rsges on the natives by slavers. The
missionaries ask fof the presence Of
american, English and French war YES.
GELS. One is a large brig, named Wa.
terly, Captain b. Pea,e, flying British
q American colors by turns, armed
With two twelve. Founders and two stern
chasers, all properly mounted, equipped
veil aud provided with small ammuni
tiou, aud full crew Of European and
Manila men, well drilled. 1t is not
Known for what purpose the heavy arm
ament is intended, Whalcrs and other
vessels cruising amongst the Caroline
Islands were warned Of the danger.
The cultivation Of silk in California
y reported as being ia highly prosper.
Gus condition. While in France and
Italy the silk worm is affected BY fatal
disease, on the Pacific coast Of the Uni
led States the eggs are sound and the
worms are healthy aud vigorous. 1t is
stated that orders have been seut from
Europe TO the California silk growers
for all the eggs they can produce for
years to come, at 81 per ounce; each
ounce containing 10000 eggs. The
California Legislature has sought to en-
courage this valuable interest BY offer
ing premium of $3.50 for cultivating
5000 mulberry trees for silk culture,
and $500 for every 100, 900 silk cocoons
produced in good merchantable order
The Catholic Church in the United
States has shown remarkable progress.
IL is not yet eighty years since the first
Catholic bishop came to this country,
aud sixty years ago the entire Union
Formed but one diocese. To-day there
are tiity-nine bishops and Wears apos
tolic aud about thirty three thousand
priests. 1t is estimated that the Catholic
population now numbers from seven to
pine millions in this country. Since
1850, the number Of churches has near.
" trippled, and within the last seven
years the clergy and laity have inereas.
ed fifty per cent.
The Yankees Of old must have been
sad lot. Edward Ward, who wrote
book about New England, which was
printed in 1899, says Of the Bostoniaus
Of that period: "The inhabitants seem
very religious, showing many outward
and visible signs Of an inward and spir-
itual grace. But, though they wear in
their faces the innocence Of doves, you
will find them 10 their dealings as sub
tie as serpents. Interest is their faith,
money their god, aud large possessions
the only heaven they covet."
A farmer. near Bloomington, Illinois,
recently lost three children iu a most
remarkable manner. He started with
his family to ride to Bloomington, eight
miles, in wagon. The three children
were put down in the bottom of the
wagon, carefully wrapped up in straw
aud buffalo robe. The father and
mother occupied the front seat, think.
ing their little ones very comfortable.
On raising the robe, at the end of the
journey, all three were found frozen to
death. They had remained perfectly
quiet, and undoubtedly died without
pain.
Chicago claims to be the greatest
livestock market in the world, and
supports her claim by some very large
figures. The number of head Of live.
stock Of all kinds received in the mar.
ket during the year 1868 was 1904 ,099 !;
Of these, 324,524 were cattle, 1,706, 1872
were hogs, 270,S75 sheep, aud the rest
horses and mules. The shipping during
the same time slightly exceeded 300,
900 head. There were unloaded there
4,456 carloads Of live freight, aud
49, 07 loads were shipped to other
points in 1868 The total value of
sales is estimated at SOS, 900 900.
Father Iguatius, who has been lee.
turing 10 LoGdon on The Christianity
of the Low Church Party" makes one
sensible remark. He says that in essen
tials all Christian people--Church of
Rome, Anglieans, Evangelicals, and
Professionals Of shades Of all belief-are
one. and that. seeing that there are o..
900. 000, 900 Of people in the world who
Gop't believe 10 Christ at all, it is a
great pity that believers in Him should
quarrel among themselves.
The United States contains the fol.
lowing sipgplarly named post Offices =
Marrow Bones, Sorrel Horse, Ii ii,
Toto, Why Not Alone, Backbone, Car
ryall, Fame, Time, Stony Man, Sal Soda,
Newborn, Yankee Jim's, Rough and
Ready, Pipe Stem, Shiokshinny, Over
alls, Suowshoe, Miracle Run, Simmer,
Lookout, Paint, Last Chance, Oguaquit,
Memory, Tally Ho, Spuyteu Duyvill,
Tired Greek and Our Town.
Near Dresden, in Weekly county,
Tenn, negro woman dug hole near
her cabin, placed her two children in
IL, placed kindling around them, set
fire to the kidding, and taking her
seat near by, witnessed the roasting Of
her offspring. When asked the reason
of so fiendish an act, she said her chill
dren would not obey her and they should
not live. b ay
A paper printed at Helena, Montana,
says that 10 one of the famous mines in
that district there are one thousand
tons Of excellent ore ready to be crushed,
and ten thousand tons Of equally good
quartz in sight, aud that tho ledge con-
taius quartz worth S5, 600, 900.