The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-03-09

b. Trautman, the man who ate one
partridge day for thirty consecutive
days, in Washington city, for a wager
Of 5000, won the wager on the 18th ut.
aud pocketed the money. 10 France
this is common bet on pigeons, which
after eating few become very nausea.
ting. But partridge is not only
smaller but milder favored bird, and
it would seem to be no great hardship
to eat thirty Of them in thirty days, for
the sum OF $500
A Family in Perryvillc, Ky, had
narrow escape the other day. A bark
log was thrown on the kitchen FIRE at
house a short distance from that place,
which failed to burn up that night.
The next morning, before renewing the
fire, an unexploded shell was found in
the remainder. 1t was imbedded in the
tree from which the aforesaid log was
taken, during the little affair between
Mcssrs. Bucl and Drag at that place in
'62. Ma,
Montgomery, Alabama, is much inter.
csted by suit now in progress there,
in which Judge Busted, Of the United
States Court, is the defendant. Some
time since Judge Busted ordered the
Imprisonment Of the State Auditor for
alleged contempt in disobeying the
order of the Court, restraining the col
lection oftax from an Express Company.
The Auditor now sues Judge Busted
for libel, aud claims $3.50 900 damages.
A Maine paper reports spiritual
marriage, asserting that at rece nt circle
u young woman asked If the spirit of
her dead lover was present, and on being
answered in the affirmative, and told,
moreover, that he wished to marry her,
had Justice Of the Peace called 10 and
the ceremony performed. The spiritual
aud spirited bride now claims the prop
erty OF the dead man.
At the reassembiog Of the Nebraska
Legislature on Tuesday the 18th uli.
the investigating committee on charges
Of corruption against Governor Butler
aud other State officers, reported that
from sworn testimony taken by them it
is proven that he parties are guilty of
corrupt and criminal practices. There
seems to be little doubt that the House
will pass resolutions Of impeachment.
A Boston shoe dealer detected man
in the act Of stealing pair of boots
from his store day or two ago, who
proved to be selectman, u bank direc.
tor, church deacon and person Of
means, position aud family in u country
town not far IRON that city, He asser.
ted that he was driven to the theft BY
au irresistible influence, aud he was
allowed to depart after paying for the
boots.
The eighty seventh annual session of
the Baltimore Conference of the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church began ut BATH
more on Wednesday, Bishop james
presiding. The eighth annual session
Of the Washington Conference began at
Frederick, Md, Bishop Simpson address.
sed the conference. ass 9 -
The committee appointed to iuvcsti.
gate the alleged Irregularities in Indian
affairs report that they do not find
evidence Of frauds committed BY the
Commissioner, bat that there ismuch
to criticize add coudemn in the opera.
tioas of the departnent. That the
Indians have been systematically swim.
died there is no doubt.
Many manufactures in Germany have
suspended work for want of fuel' coal
having risen one hundred per cent, 10
price, and being hard to get at that, on
account q the difficulty Of transporting
it, most of the rolling stock Of the rail.
roads having been mouopolized for the
war.
The impeachment Of Governor Clayton
in the Arkansas Legislature has broken
down, and the managers for the prose.
cutiou on Saturday abandoned the case,
aud advised that il be given up. The
Governor has declined the United States
Senatorship, aud will remain at Little
Rock.
A battle has been fought near Maxari,
Cuba, between the Spanish and insur.
gents, which resulted 10 the defeat of
the iosmer, with the loss of one hundred
and sixty mon killed The loss of the
latter was not known. They seem to
have renewed their activity in several
parts of tho island.
At Reno, Pa, on Wednesday even.
ing, John Russell aud two young sons
of Herman Rogers were injured, proba-
ply fatally,b BY au explosion of gasIia ap
oil well. A man named Cassall was
,niso bursed, and several other persons
were scalded.
The French uadsr Napoleon madc
triumphai entry into Berlin in 1906,
and in 1871, on the 1st inst. the Prus.
SLAMS turned the tablss upon the French
by triumphal march through Paris.
{, Four young women graduated as
physicians from the New England
Medical College on Wednesday,. One
OF them viii 50 as missionary physician
70 Constantinopls. ~
The ice on the Hudson river broke
up on Saturday. and navigation is now
open oil tho way through. Tho ice in
fhbe"Rufa0 river is also going out fast.
A Court dress of the unfortunate
French Queen a1nrie Aptsiaetts---an
elegant royal purple Of rare workm
ships for sale ip Charlestou.
The Baltimore Conference Of the
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