The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-02-17

New York has horse that recently
performed curious freak lie walked
out of the stable, aud, pushing open the
door OF his owners house, began quickly
to ascend the stairs The first story
reached, some twelve steps, his horse
ship quietly gazed out Of the windows
aud conti0ued his ascent to the second
story. There again he paused to take
breath, and soon arrived at the landing
Of the third story, where, after resting
awhile, he began to dccend, having
managed to turn around on the narrow
landing Going down, however, was
more difficult than going up, AID his
fore feet slipping be went through the
sash Of the second story window, thrust
ing his hea; and shoulders out and pre-.
sentins very coptcnted appearance. =
At this juncture an alarm was raised
A colored man was so frightened at the
apparilion that he made the best OF
his way through another second story
window and fell to the groupd The
police having been sent for, they sue.
ceeded in extricatinsthe horse from the
window, but had - terrific time after
taken him into custody in getting him
down the two flights Of stairs.
| The Coh9regationoiist traces the re.
cent escapade OF the Rev. Mr. Cook to
his first cigar. Ii, it says. he
had Lever smoked, he would not
have become smoker had he not
been smoker he would not have taken
to opiumj and had he not used opium
would have stayed at home with Mrs
Cooke and respectable clergyman
Wounds made by the teeth offer
prove poisonous. A man in Detroit
struck another in the teeth on Christ
mas day, cutting his knuck les thereby
The hand swelled aud iuflamed, and
since then the flesh has decayed frou
the wounded finger. The diseased bone
has been seraped, but without effect
and the physicians think amputatiop
VIII be necessary.
\ San Francisco Gilman wa,
caught by his queue as he jumped
through a hatchyay to escape the pole,
in pursuit Of him lie dingled for a,
t instant, aud then drawing his knife, b,
severed his precious pigtail aud dropped
IN safety, while the officers tumble,
over backward with handful OF hair
Two French Zonayes made bettha
they could jump from the roof of
/. railway carriage TO the bridge as tn
/, train passed under it, run across an,
jump down on the carriage GU the othe
: side before the train had got past
They didn't jump high enough, an,
were nicely ground up between the toI
!, of The carriages and the bridge.
Anna Gareschua, a young girIat K II
. in Russia rescued, reeeutly, seyeI
! children from a burning house whic
none Of the iircmen dared to enter, Tn
Emperor, upon hearing of her heroisn
f sent herathousandsllye rubles, and Ii
+ Empress presented her with a yaluabl
4 necklace.
y Anew York physicians bill was S12i
for attending child /; aud the parents
satisfaction il paying the bill may !
y imagined fgom the fact that six doctor
( testified 10 court that the treatment di
= MT kill the child, and three others tn
! it did. "
Massachusetts recently sent an agci
to Europe. 70 negoliate a loan for q
e State, and he has failed to accomplis
g his purpose. Massachusetts has bee
4 medling too much with the affai
Of other States, and not paying sufhciel
1, attention 10 her own business, as b
!, deprecated e-edit abroad shows.