The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-08-26

CHARLES II. MATTERS,
jyl5tf franklin District.
LOST.
A few days ago, Plain Ebony Cane
with small piece Clipped out near the
ferule, A liberal reward will be paid
by leaving same at this Office.
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A schooner from Clapton, Michigan,
now in port at Detroit, has on board
huge Newfoundland dog, belonging to
the captain, which has sailed with his
master for the last six years. During
storm, he mounts the cabin, and ex.
hibits the utmost pleasure in watching
the waves as they dash around the YES.
sci; and when the men are making sail,
he will seizo the rope and endeayor to
bear hand. He has tyice been lost
oyerboard-onee at Cleveland, when he
swan two miles into port, remained for
a month, and found by the captain on
the dock when next he visited that
place. The crew have taught him va.
rious tricks, one of which is to ring the
fog bell, which he will do with as III UGH
regularity as any man. lie will also,
with his paws and teeth, lie what is
called the "hard knot" aud will hold
the painter Of the small boat alongside
for an hour at time.
IL is claimed for the Arkansas Hot
Springs that the waters will not only
destroy the taste for liquor, but will
clear from ones system in n very short
time all effects Of previous dissipation.
A gigantic bulldog should be erected
in the neighborhood Of the Arkansas
Springs, and inebria,es packed oil to
that region and cured BY the hundred.
In brief period, according to the above
assertion, there would be but very few
topers left, aud not even the reformed
but shattered wrecks of dissipation
would greet the gaze in any direction.
Richmond Touring mills are driven
to their utmost capacity to grind the
excellent Virginia crop of wheat.
A Wisconsin girl has swallowed forty
percussion caps one VIII make noise
in sne worid some time
opsaking OF the great number OF
suicides in Chicago, the Times says the
fools are dying with commendable IA.
P'u,'g
a h''le boy IN Iowa rolled down hill
with a rattlesnake clinging to him.
Deiore nc aied ms body was the perfect
color Oh .he reptile
", rSui ochoepPe,. convicted at
oar'isle oi poisoning Miss Steinnecke,
wa ras sentenced on FRIDAY to De hanged.
ine cou,'-crier, an old man, dropped
aead wnlie the Judge was pronouncing
the sentence.
Inc harvest is progressing favorably
IN Minnesota. The surplus crop Of
wheat VIII reach 10000, 900, bushels.
A despatch from Bombay, India, has
been received in New York, over the
French cable, In eight minutes after il
was sent from the Bombay Office.
There is but one State 10 the Union
10 which the Radicals expect TO hold
their own at the fall elections, namely,
Vermont. They will lose largely in
Maine and they tremble even now at the
prospect IN Massachusetts.
Taylor Blow, an old and prominent
merchant of st. Louis, died last week.
de had policies to the amount of slI7,-
900 on his life, which we're for the
benefit of his creditors.
The drought is SO severe 10 the vicin.
ity Of Richmond, Va, that the forest
trees are diving. For seyenty.eigbt
days enough rain has not fallen to
thoroughly wet the ground.
The London Paach was recently
sold for thirty. five thousand dollars.
An Erie Railway engineer has fallen
heir 70 100000.
Ten men assembled recently 10 q
hotel In California who count up among
them seventy. three million dollars.
The manufacture of treuser buttons
mas enabled q wife to appear ut Saratogi
with a Sa,u00 diamond.
rive cases Of sunstroke occurred il
Baltimore on Sunday. Three persons
were overcome by the heat on the same
aay a'a camp meetingin Howard county
lWc ra.'iesnaEes were lately shot II
ueosg,a, one Of them being nearly ole
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