The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-09-30
The Muscatine Journal Radical, in
speaking Of his nomination, says:
Items of News.

A despatch from St. Paul, Minuesot,
Of the 18th instant says, a deluce o,
water fell on Thursday and Frida,
nights, and the Mississippi rivers agaiI
on the rise. All the bottom lands O
the Minnesota river are oycrfowed, ant
the hay crop in that region, as well Al
on the large praries, ruined. Farmers
from different sections claim that full,
one-half of the grain not thrashed anc
housed at the time of the previous storm
is ruined. Oliver Dalryruple, the lar
gest wheat grower in the State, esti
mates his loss at $4,000 bushels. Good
judges say the damage to wheat alone
BY the late great storm throughout the
State cannot be less than 5000, 00O
bushels, whilst two-thirds Of tho hay
crop is worthless.
A dispatch from Richmond, Va, on
the 9th instant, says: An extraordi.
nary scene occurred in the Hastings
Court to-day. George Washington
colored, was convicted of horse. stealing
and sentenced to ten years in the peui.
Tertiary. Being asked what he had to
say, he turned to the large negro au.
dieuce in the courtroom, aud warned
them against Yankees and carpet.ba
gers, who were the ruin Of his race aud
Of the State. He hoped when he came
out in ten years to find the star. spangled
banner waving over Virginia, the State
governed by her own people, and all the
carpet baggers in the bottom of the
ocean. The speech created ccnsidera-
BILE excitement.
The Titusville (Pa.) Herald has the
following concerning some recent mar
riages in that place: 1t is somewhat
remarkable, first, that four weddings
took place during the past week; second,
that the four gentlemen were all mereh.
ants Of Titusville; third, that they did
business on the same street; fourth, that
they occupied the same block; fifth, that
they were all widowers; sixth, that in
the aggregate they have had thirteen
wives.
A sea captain reports having seen
en- route from Tehauntepec to New York,
between latitude 81 and so s., louei.
tude 46, one hundred large icebergs, one
Of which was from seven to eight miles
in length and from three to four hun
drcd feet in hight.
The business of Amcs Il Sons. the
great shovel manufactures at North
Easton, Mass, having suffered from
drunkenness among some of the work.
men, a rule has been adopted to dis
charge ever man found drunk unless
he will disclose and testify in court
where he obtained his liquor.
The Adams Express Company COM
pcls all agents and employees to put up
their photographs at the general Office,
so that 10 case any Of them run off the
detectives can identify them.
A moving machine company Of Hoo
sic. Falls, n Y, has turned out "a. 900
machines the past season, and has not
been able to supply the demand.
Samuel Sidnor, during the the past
fourteen years, has sent to New York
market FROM Ohio, $4,000 cattle, CO.
900 sheep and 10000 hogs.
Forty-eight ironclads are now in a
sea going condition, and ready for i'm
mediate use, and by the 18th Of De-
cembcr next from fifteen to twenty
sloops and frigates will be ready for
service. What's the matterY
The season in Western Texas is re-
ported to have been an extraordinarily
fine one, crops good, cattle fat, and
plenty the lot Of all.