The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-06-16
Items of News.


the best in the city aud suburbs. The
total loss is computed in money ats125,-
100000 The loss Of life is frightlul.
Ii has already been ascertained that 1900
people were burned to death, but many
hundreds more are missing. At some
points whole families were hemmed in
by the hames, and persisted in full view
OF the spectators, who were unable to
rescue them The panic among the
people was frightful, and many who
might have escaped lost all presence Of
mind aud were unable to save themsel
yes. The building of the British Leg.
alton was burned, butthe archives were
rescued. The great calamity has ava.
kened widespread interest in Europe
The Empress Eugene has sent 10000
francs to Constantinople for the home.
less sufferers, aud the French Minister
OF Foreign Affairs has also made a con.
tribution. Doubtless these examples
will influence the Christian world to
give literally to the Mussulmans 10 their
desolation Large SUNS of money, ir.
respective of sect, have been subscribed
for the sufferers by the late FIRE at Con.
stantinople. The Turks were freely
throwing open their houses to the Chris
tains who were burned out.
Oil property in Pennsylvania in t he
vicinity of a strike" runs up more rap.
idly than gold did in New York on the
memorable black Friday. A resident
Of Oil city gives an example Of this rap
id rise In well values. About a month
since a well which had sunk to depth
Of 100 feet in region hitherto of no
account, suddenly began to discharge
oil at the rate Of 1000 barrels per
day, Enormous sums were immediately
offered for the adjoining tracts 0ue
man was met with an offer for a few
acres of rocks and rattlesnakos, of $780,.
600, which he consented to take at q
certain specific hour, butthe other party
failed by about ten minutes, aud the un.
feeling pennymite held for $50, 900
which was eagerly snapped" by another
crazy operator, but he too, failed to full.
fill his agreement by few minutes aud
another offer WIS made and accepted of
100000 aud the money paid. OF
course the investment has ninety chan.
ces to fail to one Of succeeding.
Alexander Fulton, Esq, Supervisor
of Internal Revenue for MARYLAND, Del.
aware aud the District Of Colombia. re
ports to the Internal Revenue Depart.
meDt that the annual list in the First
District of Maryland for this year is
s62, go 80 against s57 POS 81 last year,
increase S., 462 60; Second Maryland
Sl93,6S2,99 for 1870, against $3.50.
1918 for 1869, increase S33, S55. ca
Third Maryland $685., l4s 50 for 1870,
against s632 sos So for 1869, increase
Of SCI ,449 81 in the Fourth MARYLAND
District there is decrease of $500.
81 The Fifth Maryland District has
not been heard from.
Charles Dickens, the greatest of Eng.
lish novelists, died on Thursday at G:l5
7. NJ, at his residence at GadshilI, near
Rochester, England He was at dinner
on Wednesday and was seized with a
fit. Eminent physicians were summon
ed from London, but his case was hope.
less. Mr.. Dickens works have made him
Que Of the most widely known and pop
ular men in the world. His death will
be regretted by large circle of readers
India, the home of the cholera, is lust
now being ravaged by the disease. At
Madras 1t is particularly violent. Some
apprehension is being expressed that the
scourge may be about to make one its
periodical sweeps over the globe. This
does necessarily follow 1t is always
present about the banks of the Ganees
1t began its first great tour 10 1917, bu,
did not reach these shores until 1892
Topeka, Kansas, will soon be the lar.
gest land market 10 the United States
In addition to the millions ofacres now
offered for sale there BY the railroad
companies and real estate agents. it i.
estimated that one and half millions
Of acres will soon be placed in market
there.
Geo. II. Francis eolored has been an
pointed an Assistant United States Mar
shal in the city of New York, to assist
In taking the census. Colored men
have been appointed to the same posi-
ton in many other States by the United
States Marshals.
The Good Templars of Austin, MINI.
have resolved to publish in the cit,
newspapers the names Of all members Of
the Lodge expelled-the object being /,
relieve the Lodge of the odium attached
to it by having it supposed that such
persons are Good Tcmplars
San Francisco has fash paper tina,
lives on blackmail, and all good San
Franciscans praise the man who recent
ly shot the editor All the lawyers in
town have offered him their services
aud million dollars were on hand fol
bail before he was committed
A farmer curbed tho freshness of hi.
oxen's tails by tying brick to EACH
He considered the plan failure wher
one OF the brutes swung the brick at i
maddeniug fly and Drained the farmer
Oldest boy.
Nine families have contributed thre,
members each to the English House o
Commons, aud in the same body Their,
are twenty one pairs of brothers an,
seven pairs Of fathers and sons.
A 81. Lonis mechanic sues his lat
employer for $4,000 damages for III,
loss OF leg, caused by "too high pres
sure of whiskey in the engineer" ofth
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