The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-21
Items of News,


900; Moscow, 420 900; Berlin, 800, 900 /;
Lisbon, $40 900 Manch lester, $50 900;
Amsterdam, 100000; Glasgow, 401,.
900; Liverpool, $4,000; Madrid,
100000. The highest increase, since
1882, is that Of Berlin, 220 per cent
the lowest that of Amsterdam, II per
cent. London shows an increase of 90
per cent, aud Paris of lis per cent
Vienna has rather more than doubled
its population and Liverpool can boast
of treble the number of souls it con.
tanned in the same year.
The South is steadily regaining her
former prosperity From the general
prostration which betoll all of her indus.
tries five years ago she has risen high
IN the scale Of agricultural aud com.
mercial importance. Cotton which was
few years crownless king has again
obtained the throne The last yeur's
crop is estimated ut 5000 900 bales,
which is equal in value to 1910, 900 900.
The tobacco crop amounts to 25,000,-
600 pounds, valued at S37, 900, 900.
The rice crop $4,000 tierces, being an
increase of 20, 900 over last year, and
the sugar crop 80, 900 hogshcads against
81 ,G47 for 1867, Such evidences of
wealth from a people who have suffered
so many pecuniary losses are extremely
gratifying.
Attorney General Jones will be as
sisted in prosecuting the claim of the
State Of Maryland against the Balti.
more aud Ohio Railroad Compauy-for
the recovery of the one fifth of its
receipts from the Washington Branch,
collected on account of the State, and
which the Company refuses to pay-by
Messrs. S, Teackle Wallis, |. hewitt
Steele, aud ex Governor Philip Frank
Thomas. The latter gentleman was
Chairman of the Ways aud Means Com
mittce OF the Legislature of 1867, and
should therefore be thoroughly CONVEX.
SAINT with the questions involved The
counsel on the part of the people arc all
gentlemen Of well known ability.
Prince Dcmidof having sold his San
Donate paintings is having n vendue of
his other art collections. lord dudley
has bought Sevrcs procelain service
which once belonged to the Prince dc
Rohan, for s45, 900, trihe of $3.50
apiece, fair price for old china 1t is
OF liz pieces, aud not complete at that,
there being no dessert, aud only three
soup plates but it is magnificent, of
the period of Louis XIV. The ground
is OF turquoise blue, decorated with
medaIlions of birds on white ground,
with ornaments in gold interlaced, com.
posed Of the letters Z. L. II.
a few days ago the residence of DR..
George A. Smith near Bencvolence,
Ga, was struck by lighting, aud the
entire family Frustrated and stunned by
the shock. TO those who first recov.
cred nn appalling spectacle presented.
itself. There lay the head of the house
with his neck broken, lifelcss corpse.
while the mother and two of her little
ones were injured and blackcned by
the fluid. To add to the horrors ofthe
scene in an instant the entire dwelling
was wrapped in flames. and, almost be.
fore the dead bodies could be removed
to place Of safety, was consumed
The lnebriate Fair and the Iacbriate
Asylum, Baltimore, have gone to law,
the latter having instituted suit against
the Ladies' Fair Association to recover
the proceeds Of the late fair, in the
Superior Court and in the Circuit
Court. Messrs. Mason and Rowland
aud Geo. NJ. Gill are counsel for the
Asylum, and +. Wyatt Blanchard. S.
Teackle Wallis and VIM. Is. Hill.
Esqs., for the defendants.
In the various Canadians cities troops
are still being ordered out and held in
readiness to meet the imaginary Fcnian
raid from the United States border
The Government has arrested Scott and
Father Rehotte, the two envoys sent
by the Red River Insurgents 10 explain
aud treat upon the rebellion and repre-
sent their side at Ottawa, in retaliation
for the execution of Thos. Scott by
Riel at Fort Garry
A remarkable feature of the revivals
OF the winter and spring is the ingath-
ering oil so large Il number of adults.
Some congregations have more than
doubled their membership, and men of
wealth and heads of families are among
the recent additions.
There is Colorado romance that
seven miners, exploring the mountains.
found an enormous chunk ofgold They
iougt for its possession till all were
Killed but one, II was too heavy for
him to carry off, so he sat down beside
1t and starved o death.
The British crop prospects are very
encouraging. Good weather has | .tterly
favored the agriculturists, and wheat,
beans, peas, oats, barley, aud potatoes
give promise of abundance.
Two little North Carolina boys who
wanted 20 see how crater looked
never will enjoy that pleasure. They
buried bottle of powder and built a
fire over it.
An lllionis grave digger, who buried
a man named Button, sent bill to his
widow as follows ITO making one
Button. hole, $3.50"
Mrs. Wing, of Cleveland, winged her
hight to realms unknown the other
morning by lighting her FIRE with coal
oil. wa
a Cincinnati horse ran over a boy.
last week, but fortunately mo bones
were broken, except his skull" He
died just the same, though.
Stephen G.. Philbrook ofTamuo.,L