The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-01-19
Items of News.

Of Newbnryport. aud is very PREVALENT nj
WcstporI. At bingham seventy head OF
cattle are affected, and the milk of diseas.
ed COW which was given to a dog proved
fatal to him. few days ago Newbury
farmer visited the sick herd of neighbor,
and within week three of his own cows
were affected, the theory being that the dis
ease was carried in his clothes, as his own
cows have not been out of his barnyerd. ia
deed, it is so contagious that oxen have be.
come diseased by standing in n frame at n
blacksmith shop where others infected had
been shod before the disorder had made its
appearance and hogs have caught it BY
stepping in the excremcnt of infected cat
tle.h
1t is said that the coal miners strike
throws about 10000 men out of employ.
ment, distributed MS folows In the EN-.
ploy of the "liit Companies" 50, 900; in
the Wyoming Valley. 5000; in the Iehigh
Valley, $1,000, and in the Schuylkii! Val.
ley, $4,000. A large number of railroad
employees will also doubtless be thrown out
of employment, and the Delaware. Lacka.
wanna and Western rairoad, which trans.
ports 100 car loads Of coal day, will pro.
badly discharge twenty-five conductors,
twenty engineers and one hundred and sixty
brcaksmen. The Central railroad ordinar.
lily transports 1000 car loads day, and
will be compelled to discharge one hundred
conductors and engineers and three hundred
brenkmen.
The New York World money article
dwells on the numerous failures Of the past
week in commercial and financial circles,
and attributes them, in part, to speculatious
outside OF legitimate business, and in part
IN nul ali
Injuries the productive business of the coun
try by tuetuating currency and injudicious
taxation.
The most expensive house in the country
that OF Mr.. a. T. Stewart, of New York
has Just been finished, Mt 4 cost of So.
OOO,OOO. The furniture is in keeping with
the general character of the house, the car
pet for the drawing-roOm alone costing 500.
OoO' IL consists OF Il single piece, wrought
upon loom made expressly for its manu-.
fact
The prevalence of the cattle disease in
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massacbu
sets, has diminished the demand for beef.
people being afraid of it and increased the
sales Of pork. To render the people miser.
able over the compulsory change of fare the
croakers assure them that most of the pork
comes from the tri,hn@ pork regions OF the
| West
Brick making for building pnrposes is nm
important interest in Baltimore, where the
best clay in the United States is found in
great abundance. During the past year
| sixty yards were in operation, which pro.
duced $4,000, 900 Of bricks. These were
sold at an average of $3.50 per thousand,
yielding S332, 500.
A young negro woman, employed in the
cancelling room in the United States Treas
ury Department at Washington, was arrest.
ed the other day for stealing package Of
cancelled currency. The money stolen be.
ing cancelled, she was detected in attempt.
| ing to pass the same.
! The state of pennsylvania having ordered
a painting Of the battle of Gettysburg for
| the State House at Harrisburg so large that
1t cannot be put into the building, is now
reduced to tue extremity of having it kent
IN Philadelphia, where, they have sscceed.
! ed IN finding hall large enough to accomo.
| date it.
1t is now stated that the so called dia.
monds found in southern Africa are only
Jumps oil translucent quartz" and cannot
pass muster with the lapidaries of Amster.
dan, who are the best judges OF precious
stones in the world.
1t is now stated that fears are entertained
that the ends of The Hoosac tunnel will not
meet, as the mineral in the mountain has
undoubtedly affected the plumb lines and
other instruments usei in determining the
direction of the bores.
lmpeacher Ashley is travelling about the
country with n lecture embodying his re.
mniscences Of Congressional life. lie
claims that 1t is an independent utierance of
non partisan thought, but it seems to have
failed IN attracting popular attention.
An Investigation of the affairs of Oliver
Ames u Sons shows that from SIX and
three'Quarters TO eight millions will remain
after paying ell their liabilities. Why, then,
did they iall2
Hon. james G. Clarke lately offered a
premium OF $50 for the best managed farm
in Washington county, Maryland, and the
committee has awarded the prize to Mr.. /,
Benz. j. Byers.
Oshkosh, Wis, has a woman who has
been married six times-twice to the same
man been divorced three times, twice
from the same man, and is now widow.
The brig Stirling, which sailed from Bal
timore on September 9th for Cork or Fal.
mouth, has not since been heard from. and
it is feared that she has been lost ut sea.
John Coyode, o prominent PENNSYLVANIA
politician and Republican member of Con.
gress, died suddenly at Harrisburg on Wed.
nesday, Jan. llth.
A Connecticut man has spent 5000 in
new hog pen, which is paperod and grain.
ed. In case of fire he can occupy il as
temporary residence.
The trial of the Rev. John Lanahan, for
exposing the mlsmanagement of the Meth.
odst Book Concern, commenced at New
York, on the 18th instant.
The time for shooting partridges in this
State expired on Sunday the 10Th instant.
Woodcock aud Pheasant may be taken until
the LIST of February.
Secretary Delano has accepted Miss Vim.
ME Ream's statue Of President Lincoln, in
accordance with the terms of the resolution
of Congress.
Mr.. Edmunds presented in the Senate on
the 18th, apetitlon signed by 900 ladies,
Mrs. General Shernan's name heading the
list, protesting against female suffrage.
1t has been ascertained that there are. in
the United States, 81 ,O01 ministers of all
denominations, at an average salary Of
| 500.
The drought has compelled the Troy, N.
Y, iron mills to stop work. Nearly 1900
men are thrown out Of employment.
Lectures, it appears, are decreasing in
popularity, and are, consequently, becoming
unrcmunerative.
-Four hundred Of the late Confederate
! officers are now holding commissions in the
armies of South America
Lots of little sparrows in New York
parks are dying of thirst because the water
in the fountains is frozen.
last year, sheared forty sheep in day, and
received 81 Tor il.
During 1870 there were 1913 marriage Ii.
censes in Frederick county, Md, against
| 1872 in 1869.
| The Canadian fisheries are estimated nj