The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-08-11
Items of News.

having a small, well.seasoned hickory
polo sharpened at both ends, which was
intended to be run down in the centre
of the stack, to prevent the top from
being blown off by the wind. Acct.
dentally he let this fall, aud one end
stuck 10 the ground. In some manner,
the young man slid of the stack upon
the pole, which entered his groin, and
passed upward through his bowels and
chest coming out at the top of his
shoulder, from which it protrudcd more
than foot. 1t was more than two
hours before medical aid could be had
during which time the young man was
horribly impaled on the pole. lie lin.
gered, We understand, several hours af
ter the pole was extracted before death
came to his aid lie was a worthy and
industrious young man, aud the support
of n widowed mother.
There is project on foot in St. Louis
to build an immense structure, to en-.
brace under one roof grand Uuion
Railroad Depot, Custom House, Mer.
chants Exchange, Hotel, Railroad
Othces, aud other places of business
The building is to occupy three entire
blocks, from Fifth to Eighth street and
from Washington avenue to G reen street.
This includes the site of the burned
Lindell Hotel. From the bridge now
building, trains will pass through the
tunnel under Washington avenue to
the passenger depot, which will be
twenty-five feet below the surface of the
ground, thence westward to the great
union freight depot, to be erected on
the ground formerly covered by Chateau
Pond, and through which the Missouri
and Pacific Railroad runs The build.
ing is expected to cost three millions.
The crops iu New England are suf.
ierlng terribly from drought, and the
farmers Of that region consider 1870 as
hard year. Light showers have WIS.,
tied most localities, but since May no
soaking rain has fallen anywhere The
intense and protracted heat, it is stated,
has parched the ground to the depth of
three feet, has destroyed the pasturage
and rolled up the leaves of corn. A
good rye crop has been gathered, but
the Indian corn will be light. Hay is
twenty-five per cent. below the average
yield, aud the oat crop is equally def.
cleut. The tobacco crop of the Connec.
tlcut valley is reported to be looking
we'll, but that planted last and INSULT |
GENTLY MANFRED will turn out to be |
failure, unless rain speedily falls
Potatoes were extensively planted, but
the crop will not exceed two.thirds of |
the average yield.
Illinois has several very large knit.
ting factories. At one of these hives
OF industry, employing women opera.
atives mostly, $4,000 pounds of wool
and 40, 900 pounds of cotton are at one
batch taken from the fleece and bale
and sent out in the form of knit goods.
A man 10 Concord, N. H., has in
his possession biscuit which was set
upon the table at the COLLATION. given on
Laiayette's visit to that city in 1925
1t is of obloug shape, has stamped upon
1T the words, Welcome, Gen. Laiay.
cite, and many Of the letters can be
still distinguished.
The Secretary Of War has contracted
with Henry X. Brown, of Newburg, N.
u, Tor the erection of a bronze egues.
TRAN statue Of Lieut. Gen. Winfield
Scott at the cost of S35 900, the statue
to bcplaced on Franklin Squarein Wash.
ington.
A post mortem examination showed
that the recent death OF a young lady
at West "atervillc, Me-, was caused
by the use of ju,e Switch" the in.
sects bred in il having eaten through
the skull and attacked the brain.
Cincinnati enjoys a regular Sunday
matinee of wild Texas steers cavorting
through the streets and goring people.
Ladies in that city who desire gored
skirts, have only to take Sunday af.
ternoon promenade.
The Southern people are in great
trouble as to their tabacco. They fear
the war in Europe will render their
stock drug. France aud Germany
are both heavy purchasers in ordinary
times.
Mr.. siGonds, of Lansingburg, N. Y,
was suddenly Frustrated upon entering
his ice house the other day. 1t is sup,
posed that the sudden transition from
tho heat to cold was the cause.
At Bangkok lately, the Consul Gen.
cral of Portugal was bathing in the riv-
er Menam, when be accidentally touch.
ed ap electric eel, sunk aud was
drowned.
A peach tree growing from the spot
where Gen. Tilghman fell, in Mississip.
pi, bears blood red fruit and leaves, aud
all gratis from it have the same peculi.
arity,
4 resident of East Bridgewater,
Mass, finds apples on his trees baked
by the intense heat of the sun during
fbe past few weeks, to the depth Of half
an inch.
The two men charged with rape ia
Philadelphia haze been convicted, and
sentenced to thirty.two years each in
fhe peuitcntiary and f6e of $4,000.
An Iowa clergyman began a funeral
sermon: In the beginning was the
devil, and the devil was with whiskcy,
End the devil was whiskey, and whiskcy
was the cause Of this mans death"
DR.. Papcpast, the celebrated Phia-
delpbia physician, says that most cases
Of typhoid fever are caused by foul |
gascs arising from feather beds.