The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-02-02
Items Of News,

CONSIDERABLE anxiety Is felt in official
circles in Washington in regard to our
relations with Mexico On the "Zona
Libra question. Mexico has thu. far
paid no attention TO the repeated rcmon.
slrances from the United States Govern.
ment, but is constantly increasing the
extent OF her territory for the admission
Of free goods. It is now feared that the
military power of the United States will
have to be called upon to enforce the
rights of the Government.
The United States District Court at
Richmond on Friday awarded sI,1O0
damages to Kute Cummings, colored
school teacher, who brought suit against
the Orange and Alexandra Railroad
Company for having elected her from a
train on the road because she refused 10
take seat in the car set apart for col.
ored persons.
The schooner Palo Alto, Captain lar.
mour, whcih was recently purchased at
Boston by a Baltimore house, was loaded
with paving stone at Pigeon Cove, Mas.
sachusetts, some time last month, and
consigned to parties in New York. She
sailed from Pigeon Cove on December
18th, since which time she has not been
heard from, and it is feared she has
foundered at sea.
Maine, despite tho march Of eiyiliza.
ton, is still good fur. Producing State.
Over forty thousand muskrats are caught
every year, while an average of fifteen
hundred sable and four thousand mink
Sims are sent to the market yearly.
The caribou, or reindeer, which had al
most disappeared from the State, have
become quite numerous Of late.
In Chicago, some experiments have
been made with new patent motor for
the propulsion of street.cars by means
OF common air compressed in tanks on
the tops ofthe cars, which have resulted
SO favorably MS to lead to the belief that
during the present year horses will be
superseded by it on some of the street.
railroads in that city.
Filkins, who was arrested on suspi
clon OF being concerned in the Albany
Express robbery, was taken to the
rooms Of Halpiue, the express messen.
ger, ard by the latter identified as the
man who assaulted him. In the exam.
ination, witness testified to having
sold Filkins the pistol with which Hal.
pine was shot.
The safety of Dr.. Livingstone, tho
celebrated explorer Of Africa, has ut
last been positively established. A Gu.
BILE dispatch announces the fact from
London, based upon letter to that effect
received from Africa by the venerable
practitioner and patron of science, Sir
Rodsrick Murchison.
A man in Iowa has invented ma.
chine for making gas from water, aud
has introduced it into his own house,
where it has proved success. The
apparatus is simple, aud occupies but u
small space in one corner of the cellar.
10 the water used is added sulphuric
acid and iron turnings.
In chihuahua, Mexico, q gold field
has been discovered ut place called
Hormigas, twenty leagues from the cap.
ital Tho discoycrer gathered twenty
ounces of gold in ono day. People are
hocking there in masses, and all, it is
said, are doing we'll. Farm laborers arc
abandoning their work.
Kansas lead, all the States in the
average yield OF corn. it being 49, bush.
els to the acre, followed by Nebraska
with 42.2, and California 4l4 She
also sands third in Weld of wheat. bar.
ley, potatoes aud hay. and seventh in
buckwheat.
A pin which had been swallowed by
Alfred S Straus, about 4 wears ago. was
recently removed from his bladder by
DR.. Purnell, of Milford, BY the use OF
solvents aud dilatiou. lie has been a
great sufferer, but is now in fair way
to recover.
The packing trade of Baltimore il
enormous. The canning of oysters fruit
and vegetables, gives annual employ.
ment to about 20, 600 hands 40 GOD.
900 cans are packed, and the amount
realized annually Is put down at $40.
600, 600.
There are now employed in the oyster
business ia Boston some fiity schooners.
manned by three hundred seamen, who
are running between that port aud Nor.
folk, Va. The vessels average trip
once in three weeks. and brinv about
three thousand bushels each.
The cost of the land in the Central
Park, New York, was s5,O1S,S44, and
the amount expended in improving and
ornamentiug it from 1886 to 1869, was
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