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

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to read aud knowing nothing Of written
arithmetic, can solve any Mathematical
problem in wonderfully short space Of
time. Some instances Of this facility
are given. The number Of fax seed
necessary to reach the sun, allowing six
grains OF fax seed TO one grain Of wheat,
aud thirteen grains OF wheat to the inch:
Answer, 1863, I97 600 900 900, was an.
swercd in two minutes Another prob.
leu: What would $4,000 amount to
in ten years, compoundiUg nterest at
ten per cent? he worked out in three
minutes, absolutely correct. What
would II horse bring, there being 80
nails in his shoes, allowing 3 cents for
the first, for the second, 0, q, 81,
aud so on was answered correctly ia
three minutes.
The apple crop of the West, the lar
gest and finest that has been Tor many
years seen in that region, it is reported,
has been seriously Injured by the Sc.
we're weather of last week The frost,
which made ice quarter Of an inch
thick, iroze the apples on the trees aud
utterly destroyed their Keeping qualities
la the vicinity Of ST. Louis Thousand Of
barrels OF apples were killed, aud the
farmers are now busy making them into
cider.
A murderer named Pike, who is to be
hanged at Concord, n H.. on Thurday.
to day, has made the singular request
that quartette of young ladies Of that
city who have frequently sung for him
since his conviction, shall remain in his
cellwheu he has passed out. dsing while
the final preparations for the execution
are being made He also asks that no
one related to his victim shall be II wit,
ness Of his death.
Great excitement prevails ia North
Carolina, in regard u the action of Gov.
Holden, of that State, who has enrolled
large body of colored militia, which it
is reported will be sent against the
white people OF Orange and Chatham
count'e'. Large numbers of colord per
sons from the country are anxious to be
enlisted. 1t is said that arms are night
ly shipped to various points for use of
the colored militia.
The coming winter, is predicted, from
the unusually early fight of birds, aud
from other signs oil the animal aud veg.
etablc world, will be very severe. The
same int lligence comes from England,
where frost, snow aud ice have made
their appearance. The snow storms
have already occurred in the North aud
West of the United States seem to con
firm the predictions Of severe winter.
The safe of the Dorchester Insurance
Company, at Neponi set, Massachusetts,,
was blown open on Thursday night by
burglars and large amount Of money
taken. Entrance was effected by dril.
ling through the safe aud then blowing
1t up with gunpowder. As near as can
be asccrtained, the loss is $50, 900 TO
10000.
Richmond, Va, is said to be the
place OF residence of many ex .sllves who
have already accumulated fortunes aud
Of many others who are getting rich
very rapidly. This is good news for
the Radical ladies who believe that
negro is as good as any white man and
better than an lrishman.
A young lady while going to her we'd
ding in Rondout, N. Y, on Sunday,
was throwo from the carriage and broke
her leg. 1t was proposed to take her
to physician aud have the limb set,
but she refused, saying she was going
TO be married first. And, as usual, she
had her way.
An extensive gang Of coulterieiters,
regularly organized for the purpose of
manufacturing and selling counterfeit
tobacco stamps, securities and money.
has been captured 10 New York. Many
parties in good standing in that city
aud in Virginia and North Carolina are
l.
Dispatches from Aspinwall to the
18th ultlmo, convey the usual cheerful
intelligence Of earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, tidal waves, destruction of
slaughter of the inhabitants
aud political revolutions that forms the
steaple Of news from South and Central
America.
BE nCrissey, a worthless fellow, Gu
tered the house Of Mrs. Dodge, in
Stephentown, New York, Friday, aud
to ravish her. when she sci.
zed an axe aud split his head open. He
died instantly.
The estate Of eX- President Pierce did
not inventory above $50, 900, notwith.
he held the Presidential office
four years aud had large legal prac.
tice. He was not extravagant either.
But Mr., Pierce held Office when old
fashioned official honesty was a virtue.
A youth named Hitchcock, at Penn. |
boro' Richie comfy, West Virginia.
while working at a sorghum mill, a day
or two since, was caught in the machin.
cry and literally ground TO death.
The English Government is willing
TO reduce the letter postage between the
United States and Great Britain to three
pence--six cents--and there is every
probability that this rate viii soon be
adopted,
a fisherman of Mou.ereau, France,
lately caught fish, within which was
faand breastpinornsmeated with thirt
precious sfanes, diamonds, emeralds,
rubies and saPphires whole valued
by Paris jewellers at $500 900.
Belle Boyd, late Of Virginia, and well
known during the var from, her conacc.