The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-01-26
Items of News.

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warmed the house OF burgcsses for sixty
years before it was removed to its pres
crt location, where it has been thirty
years. IL has survived three British
monarchs has been contemporaneous
with four kingly monarchs, two repub.
lies, and two imperial governments in
France. The great American republic
has been torn by internal strife, the
breach partly healed, and still the old
stove remains the same, unmove d in the
midst of all.
On the top of large granite boulder,
lying apparently on the surface of the
ground, in Sheffield, VT, is spherical
excavation constantly filled with water,
even in the dryest time, yet with no
visible inlet. What makes it more Gu.
rious is the fact that it never was known
toruu over, bat is always full. 1.-THE
water is dipped out it Immediately re-
gains its usual fullness.
A Pottsville despatch reports an at.
tempt to assassinate the boss of the
Lake Filter colliery as he was returning
home from the colliery on Wednesday.
His colliery is one of the three or
four now operating in the coal re.
gion. An attack was made the same
day on the miners working at the Lang
don colliery, near Shamokin, by the
strikers. The tools of the workers were
broken and the Superintendent's Office
was fred into. Reports are also made
Of futher troubles. The rioters are said
to include women.
Gas in Baltimore costs the private
consumer 81 rs per thousand cubic
feet. The city pays S32 so per lamp
per annum for 2300 city lamps in use
during 1900 hour the years round 1t
is estimated that, in consequence ofthe
lamps being kept burning over 23OO
hours, the city has to pay $40 per lamp,
so that the annual expense for the gas
amounts to 1882 900. The number of
private consumers is 10, 468.
The executors Of the British million.
aire, George Baird, of Stitchell, report
the value of his movable estate in Eng.
land and Scotland at s4,592,0GO. He
owned besides landed estate and funds,
amounting to large sum, in this coun.
try. The value Of the stamp alone on
the inventory of his estate was SCI 900.
New York State no longer raises the
food to supply its own people. 1t grows
but six million bushels of wheat, and
consumes twenty.o one millions One
half Of the total quantity Of other grains
consumed in that State-Indian corn,
oats, rye and barley-are also supplied
from other States.
A Norwegian lady has arrived at
Milwaukee with some 20 of her children.
She says she lett more behind, as she
did not wish to bring all 10 one boat,
for in case Of shipwreck she would not
have heart 10 commence life in a new
country.
Peter Nasborg, Danish sailor, shot
Mrs. Mary Ann Anderson, widow
with whom he boarded aud wanted to
marry, in Baltimore, on Friday last,
and then shot himself The affair oc
cnsicaed great excitement.
In the U. S. Seuate Jan. 10Th, Mr..
Cragin from the Naval Committee, re-
ported the bill to abolish the Offices of
Admiral and Vice Admiral, which was
passed. IL continues the Offices until
vacancy occurs.
The cable.repairing steamer has again
returned to st. Johns after another un.
successful effort to repair the Atlantic
cables. 1t is now thought that it will
be impossible to effect anything before
the spring.
An application has been made to the
Prussian authorities by all the members
of the Diplomatic Corps now in Paris,
except Mr.. Washburne, for leave to
withdraw from the city, but the request
was refused.
The steamship Alaska sailed on Sat.
urday from New York for Hong Kong
via the Suez Canal. She carries quite
number passengers, including few
who will make the voyage around the
world.
A meeting Of Germans at Turner's
Hall, Chicago, have protested against
the shipment of arms to France. Res
olutions were adopted denouncing the
Government for not arresting the ship
ments.
For some months past it has been
unsafe for ladies to walk the streets in
East Cleveland alone after dark, aud
within few weeks FIVE unattended la
dies have been attacked and their per-
sons violated.
At Mobile, Ala, on Thursday night,
a raid was made upon the Jail aud three