The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-11-10
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above, five Iouhdered one sunk alter
collision, three were burned. twelve
wore abandoned, and nine are missing,
supposed to be lost The tu;al wi
ne Of the property lost amounts to
S3,5UJ,S 500, Tic greatest loss was that
of the British ship iiccnba, valued
(with cargo at S5S0,000; she was
bound from New York lor Calcutta. aud
founderel at sea. The next greatest
losses were the British steamer Cam
bria, from New York to Glasgow. vilu
cd at $500 900; the missing steamer
Mariposa, from New Orleans TO New
York, valued at $3.50 900; and the
steamer Continental, from Mnzatlan to
San Francisco, valued at syst. 900
The total losses Tor the first ten months
of 1870 amount to 3is vessels, valued
at slj, l32700 During the same pc
riod in 1866 there were AL vessels lost =,
valued at S25, 1876, 500
An innkeeper Of OWEN and two Bel
gan miners have been arrested for
crimes of the most utterly revolving
character. The vile miscreants have
been numbering and plunderiug wound
ed men on the field OF battle, aud their
loot ls stated to amount TO the enormous
sum OF 5 10000 No punishment 70
co2nized by the law in these days is hall
bad enough for such miscrcants II
these. unless it be the knout, and it is
sad pity that they are not subjects OF
the Gar. II is stated that they were
taken to Coblcntz, and we should al
most like to learn they were thrown out
to the tender mercies Of an excited
mob.
The fires in October In the United
States, where the loss was over $50, 900,
amounted in the aggregate to s2,27O,-
800, or decrease OF 1922 600 as com
pared with October 1863 The hcav.
lest losses were MS follows Block Of
stores at San Francisco, on October 20th.
loss $3.50 600; saw mills at Minneapolis.
Mimi, on October 10th, loss $3.50 900,
buildings at Winnemucca, on October
LIST, loss $4,000 glass factory at New
Albany, Ind, on October LIST; car shops
at Providence, II, l., on October LIST
-four mills at Poughkecpsia n Y, on
October 18th ice company's buildings
at Athens, \. Y, on October l9th. The
losses ut the last mentioned fires were
100000 each
In Macon, Ga, u negro was bitten by
a dog attached to a circus. aud sued for
damages. lie was allowed an attach
mcnt upon the property Of the circus
for 81 900, to abide the result of the
suit The sheriff is there obliged to
attach, under such circumstances the
property pointed on, by tho defendant.
The circus man elected that royal
Bengal tiger, or an Artisan tigress with
cub, should be levied upon, without the
cages, The sheriff declined making
the levy, aud the circus man, giving his
personal surety to appear Tor trial, went
on his way.
Jacob Hoffman, Of Marlinsyille, Pa.
has German Bible 33l years old. 1t
was printed before the scriptures were
arranged IN verses. 1t contains 700
wood cut Illustrations 1t is by lar the
oldest Bible which has ever been brou hi
toournotice There is Il complete register
or index Of the Bible the reckoning OF
time from the time OF Adam to Christ.
Also, short summary of the Holy
Scriptures, aud certain concurdances
arguments, aud references. Printed at
Zurich, By Chri,toife Froschauer. on
the 10th day OF March, 1888
The German spoils at the capitalization
OF Metz comprise Ia, 900 men. of which
20 900 are wounded 6, 00olicers sixty
generals, three marshaIs, 5000 cannon,
aud an immense war material b side, a
war chest containing 40 900 600 francs
equivalent to $1,000 900. The entry
OF Prince Frederic Charles at the head
OF his army, is said to have been very
Imposing, and Immediately after il
several army corps began to take up
their march to Paris.
\ few hog buyers, says the Lexington
StoteSDlaa, have been feeling the mar
ket for hogs, and some packers have
also been here looking about aud we are
sorry to say that they do not encourage
high prices Some OF these Luyers
state that they will take no more hogs
at 81, while the packers think that it
will be unsafe to pay more than So
Corn is low, very low, with downward
tendency
The seige Of Strasbourg lasted 81
days. During that time 24l guns were
employed throwing balls, shells aud pro
joctlles of various kinds into the for
tress. These numbered. in all, 49,. 722
On an average, 6,2I9 were thrown every
day, 269 every hour, from 4 to 5 every
minute. Fancy any place, however
strong, standing that kind Of treatment
one mouth
Ohio is jubilant over a child with two
heads, one at either eud Of the spinal
column. At one side midway OF the
length are two perfect legs, aud on the
other side one leg which appearsto be dou.
bic Both heads nurse well, and the duplex
infant appears healthy. The parents
are gaining an honest living by exhib.
iting il.
One half the sugar mills of Louisiana
arc al work, aud it is said the yield OF
sugar will be larger than that of the
prst year, in spite of the bad effects OF
the drought upon the caue. While the
troubles in Cuba continue the sugar
crop of this country is Of more than or
binary importance
Many oil the Prussian soldiers wear
| underneath their shirts n niece of sola.