The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-07-22
Items OF News.

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nesasy, BY which nine persons were
killed, most Of them burned TO death,
and a number wounded; also the list Of
casualties by the terrible accident Oh
the Kansas Pacific railroad, on Wedues
day nm account of the three serious
accidents on the Union Pacific railroad,
two of them resulting in loss OF life, and
inc udiug Mr. john Dryer, OF Emmltts
burg, Md, among the victims; and
finally, collision near Peru, ILL.,. be.
tween two freight trains, by which niue
cars were demolished The most fatal
in its consequences Of the accidents on
the Union l'acifc road occurred to u
train going westward, on which was Il
party from Washington city on visit
to the Pacific ccast, among whom were
5 II. Kaufman, president Of the Eoen.
ing Star Association G. S. Noyes,
editor Of The Star; Mr., Ramsdell,
well known Washington CORES pondeut,
aud others, who escaped, we are glad to
say, without damage The Coroner's
jury of inquest on the bodies Of the
passengers slaughtered at the late dis
aster on the Erie RGlrold, found i yer
Diet on Friday inculpatiug James Crit
fiu, the engineer OF the freight train, as
causing thc collision aud The deaths by
his reck icssness Guiiin went away
from the locality AZ soon a. tho collision
occurred, but was captured gu Friday
near - amduca, \ \. lie has been
placed 10 jail to await trial. and the
railroad company profess resolution
o condemn aud punish him if possible
As they have he power in then hands
the public should hold them To their
promise, aud if be is punished for the
cdrclessncss which resulted in so fear.
iul a carnival OF death, we venture to
say that not in the next half century
will We hear Of casualty resulting
from lack OF the proper care on the
part Of employees charged with the
management ol the trains The latest
corrected list OF the killed counts up
eight, the charred bodies ci only two Of
whlch-Rcv. b. b. llallock aud Daniel
l3acr, German emisrant have SO far
been recognized The other six were
enigrants, whose names will probably
never be known. The wounded are ten
in number, Of whom two are 10 danger
OF death.
The stables are moving to Saratoga,
aud tho Sixth Annual Meeting at this
ihyorite watering place promises to be
very brilliant. Saturday July 81, is
tho match day. For this day three
races are on the card, aud Others pro.
badly will be ruu, The FIRST is a match
for $4,000, one milo, between Mr.. Bel.
monts Finesso aud Mcssrs. Hunter q
Trayers' chestnut illy Intrigue. Then
comes the private sweep stakes, 81 900
each, half forfeit, two mile heats, in
which Mcssrs Bowie & Hall, of this
State, have entered their bay horse
Wiley; II z. McGrath his brown mare
liddy Malone and Capt. Moore his
gray horse Gen, Ewell These are
four year olds, and il all come To the
post, it will be one Of the most intercs
ting races OF the season a
\ number of the ten cents notes Of
the new fractional currency were in cir.
culation last week. The border lathe is
as well executed as the finest notes in
circulation. Ga the left is vi.nette
of a girl, and on the right the seal ofthe
Treasury. The back OF the note is en-,
dorscd the same as the notes Of the old
issue. The paper for these notes is
superior to that of the currency notes
now in use. Instead of the tlashy
bronze heretofore used on the fractional
currency, an engraved seal printed IN
red has been substituted. The ten cent
notes contain the bust of female. The
fifteen cent notes will bear rcpresen.
Lation Of the dome of the Capitol Mr..
Fessendens head is taken of the TWEEN
ty live cent notes and that Of Washin.
ton substituted, while Mr.. LincOln's
face will replace that Of Mr.. Spinner Oh
the h;ty cent notes.
IL Is a little remarkable that the CD
posing candidates for Governor of Ohio
were both in the same regiment at the
beginning of the war. Rysecraus re
celved the commissions Of Colonel Ia the
Iwenty-thlrd Ohio, while llayes wa,
Lieutenant Colonel of the same rcgi
meut, Colonel Pound. K publican can
dIdate for Attorney General, and Con.
nell, Democrat candidate Tor that Office,
were likewise Colonel and Lieutenant
Colonel IN the same regiment.
There Is 4 gh-tly hnior in the Men,
phls disp announcing that n ball is
to be held IN tina, city Tor the purpose
OF rlislng iseAs 20 sepme the reprleve
OF two pr$oas goF uudnr sentence Of
death for murder Whatever may be
thopght Of the motives shs have this
affair IN h,Rd, there cin be but one
opinion to the propriety Of the means
by which they seek 10 attain their end.
A Georgia paper learus that few
days SINCE white man. fisherman,
residing on the 0geeohee canal, some
ten or twelve miles from the city, sold
his wife TO andlher fisherman iwhite)
Tor sixty bunches Of fish, valued at fifty
cents bunch; the wifa was perfectly
satisfied with the sale, and is now living
with her purchaser.
The Public School Teachers Conyon.
ton OF Maryland on Friday adopted a res
olution to appoint a committee Of five 10
review the entire school system OF the
State, and recommend to the next scs.
sion of the General Assembly such
amendments and changes as they shall