The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-06-24
TEENS Of News.

| compared with last year, are again IN.
creasing. Last week they amounted to
1876, 73l, of which tea was to the value
Of s569,5l2, sugar Sl,O72,8 91, coffee
s446,S57, jewelry s35,595, watches
s25 ,436, Notwithstanding the large
production of the American article, J
wines Sl0l ,l49. In addition, there was
the large sum of S242,6S7 for railroad
iron, in spite of protection" to the
home article, which, BY reason Of our
inflated and irredeemable paper curreu.
cy, We cannot manufacture, it seems,
cheap enough to bring our great natu.
raj stores of the raw material properly
into tequisition.
In reply to the frequent charges of
cruelty to the Union prisoners in the
South during the war, the Washington
hieii'geRcer publishes some statistics,
which ought to be generally circulated.
The number of Coufederates in North
ern prisons during the war, is stated,
in round numbers, at 222 900 of Fed
erals in Southern prisons, 100000. or
the Ccntederates in Northern prisons
$4,000 died, of the Federas in South
crn prisons, $4,000 died. 1t viii thus
be seen that while the South held pre-
ponderance of 5" 900 prisoners, ,here
were 5000 more deaths in Northern
prisons than in those of the Couieder
acy.
The Frederick Citi=ea says, there is
house in Adamstown, in this county,
that has a garnet infested with black
snakes. The family residing in the
house have not, as yet, hit upon n plan
by which to get rid of these horrible
companions, as their den is fixed be.
tween the plastering aud roof, aud to
remove them it would be necessary TO
tear down portion Of the house. How
and when they gained entrance to the
house is a mystery to every one. Some
OF the reptiles have been seen on the
garret floor on several occasions. but.
before weapon to kill them could be
obtained, the snakes glided of to their
secure retreat behind the clustering.
The newspapers of Great Britain aud
Ireland are numerous. In England
there are l,039 papers, of which 26O
are published IN London; in Wales
there are 81 in Ireland 1871; in Scot
land l36, and in the British Isles Is
OF these there are 63 daily papers pub.
lished in England, l in Wales, ii in
Scotland, ID in Ireland, and in the
British Isles. The daily papers pub.
lished in 1869 are more than twice as
numerous as in 1859. There are 655
monthly and quarterly magazines and
reviews, 24S of which are conducted on
religious principles
Henry Law, negro, just committed
to Jail at Huntsville, Texas, stole last
winter more than $500, and while on
the way to the penitentiary stole from
the Sheriffs pocket the evidence of his
conviction. After this was recovered
he escaped from custody and was only
captured after nearly years search.
When found he was attired in female
apparel.
A robin was seen by lady in Nashua,
the other day, to deposit three lace col
lars upon grapevine, aud then, with
ITS mate, deliberately proceed to build n
nest upon the costly foundation. The
little redbreasted thieves were allowed
to lay, and hatch their young before the
valuable property they had stolen was
rescued from its novel position and
restored to the rightful owners
A lady recently ordered trosseau at
Stewards store, in New York, for her
daughters doll, which received com.
Plete outfit in Undertaking, silk and
lace Among the articles ordered was
an India shawl, miniature size, at $50,
and a lace handkcrchiefat sl2.
In the Criminal Court ofthe District
OF Columbia on Monday Judge Fisher
ordered that number of colored men
be summoned to fill vacancies as grand
aud petit jurors, and the order was com.
piled with.
Some of the Pennsylvania coal miners
are growing fractions again. Seven
hundred at Hyde Park have determined
on standing ten years siege before
they will surrender TO anything short
Of their demands.
The Boston Post thinks the 'jubilee"
will have the effect of causing a general
revival Of choral associations" is this
possible ! Are We to be punished indef.
initely for Boston's leading Yankee
trick I?
A New York despatch represents that
the leaders of an expedition from that
city in aid of Cuba were arrested on
Monday by United States Marshal Bar.
low, under instructions from Secretary
Fish.
| The case of W. +. Smithson against
Edwin M. Stanton Tor S50, 900 dana.
ges, Tor false arrest and Imprisonment
during the war, is now before the Cir.
cult Court ut Washington.
Lee Harris and Thomas Gladman two
respectable colored men of Lynehbure,
Va, declined appointments as registrars
in Lynchburg because they cannot take
the oath,
Many important failures of CONNER
cial houses have recently occurred 10.
Constantinople and Smyrna, aud mer-
camille crisis is feared through out East
ern Europe.
A Spanish war steamer has captured
Boston schooner loaded with Parrot
guns, field pieces, bumbshells, powder
aud other ammunition.
Joseph NJ. Dare, who died suddenly
lew days ago in Chicago, had his life
insured for S16O. 900.