The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-07-08


memory Of the Union soldiers who died
upon the battle. field of Gettysburg, and
whose remains are inferred in the Ma.
tional Cemetery at that spot, took place
on the LIST instant. An immense num-
Der of persons from all parts of the
country were present, among them many
distinguished civilians and soldiers. A
prayer from Rev, Henry Ward Beecher,
an address from Major General George
G.. Meade, and an Grafton from Hon
Oliver 2. Morton, United States Senator
from Indiana, were the main features of
the ceremonies. In his address General
Meade made an appeal for the care and
preservation Of the bodies of the Con,
fcderate dead, not only on the Gettys-
burg but also on other battle fields
These remarks were received with ap.
plause by the audience. The act of un.
yelling the statues was performed by
General Meade, and the music was fur.
nished by the Arion Musical Association
of Baltimore The occasion was full Of
interest, aud passed off in manner
BETTING the sacredness of the time and
scene.
The celebrated horse Dexter must
look TO his laurels. The time made
recently by the American Girl GU
the Narragausett Course, near Provi
dence, is almost equal to Dexters best
time. Indeed the owner of the Girl
makes no bones offering to bet any amount
Of money on her against Dexter Of
course this is out Of the question, as
MIR. Bonner would not permit Dexter.
under any circumstances, to be entered
again for public trot. The American
Girl won in three straight heats, beating
Lady Thorn, second; Goldsmith Maid.
third; Lucy, fourth, aud George Palmer.
eth. Time, 2:22i, 2:19, 2:20i Parties
who were present, aud who timed the
trot, say that the best heat made by the
American Girl was inside 2:19. The
American Girl now sta0ds as the fastest
public trotter in the country Dexters
best time, at Buffalo, two or three years
ago; was Git, under the saddle-the
"Girps" time, 2:l9 was in harness.
There is n lawsuit 10 Albany that
originated in Justices Court in 1850
the dispute being over the amount o.
interest due on borrowed money which
only amounted to about SO. The differ
once OF opinion between the parties WI,
only four cents. One made the amount
OF interest IS 0S. the other IS IL. 4
suit was Instituted to recover the four
cents difference, and the suit is still in
vogue, after lapse OF eighteen years
The sS,l2 had increased to 81 800,
besides the fees attending the prosecu
ton and defence of the claim. The
original actors are both dead, as well
as the first lawyers who appeared in
the case.
A little delay often breeds incalcula.
bic mischief An Iowa paper reports
that MS man and his wife were at work
in field, in that State, their child.
which was ia basket near them was
heard to cry, and the husband asked
his wife to 20 and sec what the trouble
was. She intent upon her work, delayed
few minutes, aud then, to her borrow.
found her child dead with large snake
coiled around il. The husband, 10 the
frenzy Of his anger and grief, struck
his wife with hoe which he held in
his hand, and killed her instantly
A negro, named Bowie, recently mar.
ried white girl named Hoy, in Schuyl.
kill county, Pennsylvania. Her father
fumed and fretted, but the daughter
justified herself by declaring that be
had advocated the equality Of the races
voted the Radical ticket, and went
with his party to the fullest extent.
This was severe cut but he has had
sharper one since. It now turns out
that the negro also seduced sister Of
his wife. Hoy's political opinions are
undergoing a severe strain. 1
A chain bridge leading to Vauxhall's
Island in James River, at Richmond
Va, gave way on Friday under throng
Of people attending political barbecue
on the island. Colonel j ames r. Branch,
prominent broker, and Conservative
candidate for the State Senate, was kill
ed, and q number Of other persons were
fatally injured -
The 81. Paul Press says that half the
business Of the courts 10 Illinois seems
20 be TO satisfy tho vengeance Of women
because they can't get the men to marry
them, and the other halfto enable women
to get rid Of men who have married
them. iig(lf 2 4H5gfff, se8 gf1@I1
A woman has been arrested ia Cam.
bridge, Mass, for whipping her stepsou, a
boy Of 6 years, to death. This kind of
thing appears to be getting fashionable
like many other crimes Children seem
TO fare very badly IN some quarters at
the hands .ofstcp parents.
- The total vote on the QUESTION of Law
delegation in the Methodist Church, So
far az the returns are 10, ioots IN /:
For, 1885 against, l3,024--a una
jority in favor Of the new measure Of
over three to one.
A man lately appeared in an Indiana
town wearing avest made out of the
skins Of ten rattlcsnakes, part Of a nest
ofone hundred aud six snakes killed 10
one day BY a Kentucky farmer,
"A peculiar feature Of the Fourth Of
July procession IN San francisco was i
procession Of lads, more than ten years
2. aGe, who we're bora 10 Caliloruia
since the discovery Of gold. wv
me coinage 10 the branch mint 10
nan francisco FOR Juae is 1874 OOO
~ gold, and $1,000 ii silver To,ai q,
the wear endino on 4, ~