The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-06-23
Items of News.

have considerably improved their np
pearancc, aud farmers now look for an
average yield. The wheat is he ding
out in the northern aud central portions
of the State. Oats and rye are rather
thin, but look healthy, aud promise
fair yield. The chintz bug made its ap
pearance in several localities, but not
10 sufficient numbers to cause any seri
Gus apprehensions. The corn is com
ing forward finely since the recent rains
Potatoes are suffering from bugs. Fruits
Of all kinds promise rather meagre
yield, although in localities an average
crop is anticipated.
The arrangements for the great Meth
odist Camp Meetingat Darlington, llar'
ford county, which commences on the
18th aud closes on the 22d of July, secm
to be on the most extensive scale, From
u large reservoir, with capacity OF
about 10000 gallons, water will be car
ried by means Of iron pipes, through the
cncampment, which being tapped a,
various points, will be almost equal to
city ialilities. The drainage of the grove
is very com pietc, sewers having been
made in different parts of the ground
Tor carrying off the surplus water.
The preaching stand will seat two hun.
dred ministers. The number of tents
already engaged reaches FIVE hundred,
and orders for them are continually be.
lug received
A sale of choice cattle took place on
the 9th instant, at Xcuia, Ohio The
herd was owned by D,niel Mcmillan, and
consisted Of sixty head OF The choicest
blood. The sale attracted the largest
gathering orstock breeders ever held in
the United States. California, Canada,
aud all other points of Importance were
represented The aggregate sales
amounted to over sos 900 Twa cows
aud one heiftr brought $4,000.
Jerome Bonaparte died at his resi-
dence in Baltimore on Friday last lie
was the soa OF jerome Bonaparle-
brother ofthe Emperor-and Miss Eliz.
abeth Patterson, OF Baltimore, who were
married in Baltimore by Bishop Car.
roll in 1903 Two hours after Mr. Bon
aparte's death, his mother.in.law, Mrs.
Williams expired.
Legal practice pays when one reaches
1.-THE upper story" David Dudl y Field
received $500 900 fee from the Erie
Railroad Jeremiah S Black got sl35,.
900 from the New Almaden mine case.
William NJ Everts has professional
income Of Sl2j 600 and recently charg.
ed So 600 for one speech which occupi.
ed eighty minutes
Whoever receives circular saying
that 100 acres of land have been as.
signed him or her, as heir Of a deceased
soldier, and requesting that $50 be for
wlrded to detray the expense of sale
and transmission OF the proceeds, will
please hold to the money. The thing
Is cheat
The Boston Post belyc. that had
| Andrew johnson left his pyst for trout,ug
excursions, he would have been impeach g.
ed on the sole ground ofthc immortality
Of angling, aud special committee
would have been raised to intercept the
lines he dropped, to discover if there
was not treason at their ends
a Pennsylvania paper tells of a local
preacher who has received for salary
this yesr nothing but currycomb, a
key OF varnish aud two dozen clothes
Plus. Whenever his children cry with
hunger he gags them with clothes pin,
scratches their stomach with the curry
comb and lays on coat of yarnish.
The York Democrat says that few
weeks ago there was a child born in
Buttstown, in that county, with head
aud face like a tame rabbit aud The rest
Of the body like Il human being The
head Of the child is covered with snow
white hair, aud its eyes are beautiful
pink. twas living at last accounts.
Copper ore, containing so per cent, OF
copper, has been discovered in Adams
county, on farm near Monterey
Springs. The land lies within a hun.
dred yards of the old Tapoworm Rail.
road, where the orc is said to be abun
daut.
A black fend in Lexington, Mo-, who
had outraged little white girl, was tax
en- from Jail, IA. few nights since, by a
party Of whites aud blacks in almost
equal proportions, and hung to a big 10
Gust tree. The negroes wanted to burn
him alive.
There is tide in the affIirs of men
which, taken at its food, leads on t.
fortune. A Massachusetts man, who
has for some months sold patent med,
icine, has just in the nick OF time turn
ed undertaken.
New Albany, Indiana, has young lad
fifteen years Of age, who advertses for
u situation to teach three languages, and
is willing to assist in doing the house.
work in the family where she teaches.
A German inventor is exhibiting u
talking machine at Bremen. 1t is made
Of wood and caou'chouc aud is Of life
size, in the form OF woman. II chat
tiers away like any living member of the
sex.
A Georgia white man, sooty female
and the colored parson are under arrest
for wedding in which they participa.
led. The white said he didn't see nc
difference" No cards.
Two farmers 10 Iowa recently had a
law suit about calf, which was worth
SIS. The suit cost the county 800,
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