The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-12-02
Items of News.


originally by proposition to opeu up |
the mining regions aud favor the im-
migration Of capitalists, ut which Brig |
ham took umbrage. He recently claimed
10 have revelation directing him to
draw s25, 10000 now deposited in the
Bank of England and remove to the
Sandwich Island with it, but the people
did not respond cordially, aud he has
given up the idea The railroad con.
meeting Salt Lake City with the Pacific
Railroad will b. completed about New
Years.
The New York State Poultry Society
holds its second annual exhibition
in New York city from December LIST
to December 9th Valuable awards of
gold, silver and bronze medals, diplomas,
standard books, works of art and cash
premiums are offered. The exhibition
will include domestic and fancy fowls,
pigeons, cage birds, rabbits, iawns, 6ne
dogs, ponies, small pet animals and dis
plays illustrative OF piseculture, cocps,
cages, artificial fowl producing appara-
tus, plans for Yards aud buildings, fen.
ces and devices for feeding will also be
exhibited.
On Wednesday last an incendiary, it
is supposed, set fire to building at
Connersyille, Indiana used as winter
quarters for Forepaugh's menagerie.-
by order Of the superintendent the au.
imals were let loose. This, in the end,
provided needless, for the fire was ar
rested before destroying the building,
4 lion killed several sheep on the Fair
grounds, and had au encounter with
bull, which he finally killed. All the
wild animals were eventually captured
and safely recaged. The damage
amounts to 1000 or 5000
Late adyices from England state that
there lately arrived in Liverpool from
New York 4 1915 buodles Of palm leaves,
weighing 40 tons, which were sold for
$3.50 currency per ton. The leaves are
the product of the palmetto tree of the
Southern States, and large aud profit,
able business, it is asserted, has been
established in gathering, packing in
bundles and exporting what has hereto,
fore been considered useless product
lu all 1895 bundles of palmetto leaves
have arrived in Liverpool.
Governor Geary, Of Pennsylvania
Wednesday last sealed the fate Of DR.
Paul Schoeppe by signing the warrant
Tor his execution for the murder of Miss
Maria Steunecke, Of Baltimore, whom
,, u jury convicted him of poisoning. At
, torney General Brewster rendered au
; opinion sustaining the verdict of the
Jury, on which the Governor predicated
the warrant. The execution is fixed t,
take place on the 22d OF December.
1t is stated that Petersburg, Va, ha,
, half-a. dozen large cotton factories, nearly
!, twenty tobacco factories, two or tire,
largs and thrifty tounderies and machin,
, shops, (besides those connected will
q the railroads, four large -four aud girls
= mills, ihree large distileries and severa
: rectitying establishments, together will
,, many smaller manufacturing esta blsh
= ments.
Commodore John L. Wordeu was n
. the Navy Department o,day, aud hat
interviews with the Secretary and Ad
miral Porter lie has been ordered t.
y the Snperinteudancy OF the Naval Aca
. 'lemy, aud will enter upon the discharg
i. OF those Guties in few days.
One million two hundred thousant
= dollars have been secured in aid Of tn
d proposed international Exhibition II
}. Washington, and the enterprise is con
q sidered to be assured otsuccess. Pres
ldent Grant subscribed So, 900.
}. Theprohibitory liquor law of Vernon
|. has been amended, and now when
drunken man comlnits any depredations
the person who sold the liquor is hel,
responsible for the amount of penalt,
Z incurred.
e Gen. Caspedes ana wife have sent t
u New York, to be sold for the good O
IT the Cuban cause, S25, 900 worth OF Jewels
r while number OF other patriotic Gu
10 bans have added other jewelry, valued
0. at s25 900 more.
k One hundred and ten Mormon preach
& ers aud elders, in obedience to Brigham
p, Young's orders, have arrived at Omaha
and separated gu mission of tw
years duration, some going South an
q others East.
l. The Secretary Of the Treasury has d
It rected the assistant treasurer at Ne,
5, York to continue the sales of gold an
/, purchase of bonds, without chang,
through the month Of December.
A man 10 Waldoboro', Maine, pride
q himself on the possession of hatche
y with which, in l749, his grandfather
d skull was split by an Iudlau. 1t mus
70 be pleasant thug to have in the fam
:, lily.
II The people who visit the Paris cafe
spend S24 100000 year, and Civ
about 81 100000 in feel or "driu
A money" to the 10000 walters who o.
of tend them.
l. The first organ grinder has arrive
at Salt Lake City, aud inspires tn
ct Deseret Neps to note that "Ciyilizatio
e. is trying with heavy strides to get tn
r. way"
Cattle stealing is not so common alou
II the Rio Grande as it has been.
r. company of cattle owners under Il
I'd command OF Mr.. King, Of Kings raucl
u hung eleven thieves to one tree.
OF We call the Spanish custom OF bul
r, fighting brutal aud barbarous, but no
IN much more brutal aud barbarors is
he than the trape2e sports which this ci