The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-07-07

servant. Inc gentleman, who wore his
right arm in n sling, was taken for military
pensnner, and the merchant gladly placed
before him snch articles as he asked for.
When he came 10 settle the account, how.
ever, he found he had not sufficient money,
so he asked the merchan to write note
from his dictatiOn 10 his wife, which he
would send to his hotel by his servant. The
merchant unsuspciorsy wrete AS he was
desired, outthcse words: "Send me mmedi
ately, by the bearer, two hundred thalers.
Yours, Robert" lie, smiliugly, closed up
the note with the expression, "Ah then we
are narhesakcs" The servant took the note
aud seen returned with the required sum
The gentleman paid for his wares, gave
them to his servant TO carry, and went away.
Seine hours after, the wife Of the merchant
visited him, and alter talking of sundry
things, suddenly asked him why he had sent
for the two hundred thalers. / he man was
rendered speechless with ast0nishment when
he saw what cheat had been played upon
him.
One Of the most terrible kerosene calami.
ties we ever heard Of is mentioned in the
Cincinnati papers Of Saturday. The people
in ono of the principal streets were suddenly
appalled, by the spectacle Of Mrs. BIck.
about among them. She was n perfect mass
of fire from head to foot, the long spires of
flame raised several feet above her head,
and ilaring out from her body in every di.
rectiou. The crowd attempted with their
hats and hands ms well as they were able to
exiinguish the flames which we're burning
iiercely. \ blanket was ut last brought
and thrown around her, smothering the
fire, but not until every shred Of her clothing
was burned to ashes, and the hoops of her
skirt heated to a red heat. deeply imbedded
in her quiyering flesh. Such an event is
dreadful enough to make one wish there
were no kerosene.
The New York Central and Erie railways
are having lively competition in freight on
live stock. About six weeks since the Cen.
trail managers reduced the rate on cattle to
New York from SIPS per ear to 500, and
the Erie followed. Three weeks later the
Central fell to $40 per car. and the Eric
rate dropped instantly. Again the Erie
reduced the rate on cattle from $40 to 81
per car, aud the Central was Obliged to fol.
low. To day the Erie road carries sheep
and hogs to New York at cent per head,
aud the Central carries cattle from Suspen.
sion Bridge to New York at the same rate
ms from Buflalo-Sl per car; hogs $il per
car, and sheep $40 per car. ] he general
effects are not yet felt. Dealers il stock
seem embarrassed by the reduction. They
think they derive no benefit from it, the
treigh ut being generally included IN the price
paid here
How America was dubbed Uncle Sam,
isn't generally understood. 1t acquired the
soubriquet Immediately after the war OF
1872. A contractor, one Ebert Anderson,
of New York, visited Troy. He purchased
a large quantity of provisions. The Inspec.
tors were Eden and Samuel Wilson. The
latter was universally known as ''UncIe
SAM He generally superintendent in
person a large number of workmen. On
this occasion the workmen were employed
in overhauling the provisions purchased by
the contractor. The casks were branded
+. A.-U. s." TO mark them was The
duty Of n wag. When asked the meaning
of the initials, he allowed they meant Elbert
Anderson and Uncle SAM
The timgoio, of Naples. mentions strange
suicide committed at Gaeta. A sergeant
named Comolli, young man of excellent
conduct, went to the building where the
artillery was kept, and, lighting the fuse of
loaded cannon, placed himself in front
lie was blown literally to atoms, his head
and feet alone beins afterwards found. The
cause assigned was, as stated in two letters,
one to his father and the other to his can.
tain, extreme dislike OF a military life.
The Office Of the Maryland Fire Insurance
Company in Baltimore, was robbed, on
Tuesday morning of last week, during bust.
ness hours, of box containing SlT5 900,
in bonds, securities and other valuabes, &c,
The box had just been brought into the
Office, aud placed in the rear of the counter,
from whence it is supposed to have been
taken by some person, while the clerk Mt.
tcntion was occupied by two men who made
inquiries about insurance.
On one of the bells which has been taken
from the steeple of the Lutheran Church in
Frederick city, Md, to be recast, is the fol.
lowing inscription Peck & Chapman, of
London, fecit l77l." The bell is, there.
fore, ninety nine years old, aud was pre-.
sented to the Lutheran church in that year
or the year following, by Arthur Schaaf,
who, hundred years ago, was an eminent
member Of the Frederick bar.
Mr.. J. Fl. Schroeder. Of Hamburg, seems
TO he ambitious of rivaling George Peabody
IN the munlhcence of his donations to the
poor. He has just founded an asylum for
widows and their children in Hamburg,
which cost him two millions of marks,
about nine hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars of our currency. His donations to the
poor amount besides to several hundred
thousand dollars annually.
A Portland darkey called at druy store
for settler powder" The seidliiz was
duly prepared, and its use explained, but
he drank the two solutions sepately. When
thn Iat1t, H. i
mouth. he yelled: my stomach's bust,
can't live minute, and bolted from the
store.
Gov. Navarreto, ofLower California, has
a son seven years old, and the latter lately,
as god father, held up at the baptismal font
an infant who is his grand uncle-that is,
the brother of his grandmother. The great.
grandfather of the boy and also the father
OF the child we're present on the occasion.
Louisiana has q Wild man, who goes on
all'iourss eats pine cones and is disinclined
to conversation. He is supposed to be n
runaway slave, who has lived in the woods
Tor years, aud doesn't know of the enfran
chisement of his race. They are after his
vote.
A dream of being chased by a snake
caused a travelling Californian to dive head.
foremost out of the window of sleeping
car running at the rate of twenty. five miles
an hour. He was picked up unhurt.
A Nebraska City bride demonstrated her
woman's rights by locking the door of the
epithalamial chamber and refusing to admit
the bridegroom until he had handed her
| $500 cash.
While barber is arrested in Maine for
keeping open shop on Sunday, a Massachu
sets judge decides that shaving is work OF
necessity, and that BARRIERS cannot be nun.
ished for professional labor at any time.
An Ohio school board remains in session
all night, and to avoid domestic disturban-