The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-06-15

A wedding was suddenly terminated
at Warren, Ill, the other dry by the
arrest Of the bridegroom at the altar, on
the chlrgo Of having been concerned in
horse. stealing in Nebraska The fel.
lows name is Albert Doud, and he was
about to wed one of the most respecta.
BILE ladies' of the place.
A San Francisco despatch announces
the discovery on the mainland Of Alas.
ka, and in the Aleutian Islands, Of "im-
mense deposits Of camel coal Of the
most valuable description" 10 the i'm
mediate vicinity Of good harbor A
company to work the deposits has been
formed in San Francisco.
The practice ships Constellation aud
Saratoga will sail from Annapolis this
week with the midshipmen on board
for the annual cruise. The squadron
will no; visit Europe this year, but will
cruise along our northern coast and
return to the Academy in September.
AT San Francisco, the Coroners jcry
in the case OF the Chipaman who was
murdered in the street by gang Of
boys, has found that he died from
"causes unknown The newspapers
all denouncc the iniquitous verdict.
The result of the primary elections in
California indicates the nomination for
Governos OF Booth by the Republicans
AID Haisht by the Democrats. Both
are pledged to oppose local subsidies to
railroads.
A tornado swept over Paxton, Holden
aud West Boylston, Mass, Sunday,
dwelling every building in its path, and
injuring three persons, one of them
seriously.
a. W. Schmidt, of Hartford, Conn,
committed suicide by shooting himself
at Niagara Falls on Saturday. James
i. I,ovejoy committed suicide on the
same day by hanging biwself at Pep.
pcrell, Mass.
Volney Wright, notorious dealer in
internal revenue stamps, has been ar
rested in California, aud taken to New
York, by Colonel Whitley, of the
Government detective force.
George II. Holden, member of the
Suffolk bar, Mass, implicated 10 the
fraudulent divorce case Of Jacques VS..
Jacques, has been sentenced to four
months imprisonment
The wheat harvest has begun in II
linois about tire, weeks earlier than
usual. All the crop prospects there
are said to be excellent.
Vice President Colfax is at home
with his family in South Bend, Indiana,
aud is gradually recovering from his
recent illness
President Grant will make his trip to
the Pacific Coast about the middle Of
August, stopping ut Salt Lake, and
perhaps extending his Journeys to Oregon.
News from Buenos Ayrcs to May
10th reports the decrease Of the yellow
fever scourge, and that business is bo
ing resumed.
Japan is to send specimens of all her
industrial productions to the coming
exhibition Of the Mechanics Institute
10 San Francisco.
Farmers in Western Kentucky are
cutting wheat 1t is ofsuperior quality,
and 10 many localities it will turn out
from thirty to forty bushels to the acre.
FadladeeD, race. horse owned BY Mr..
I. b. Davis, Of Allegheny county, Md,
recently made mile 10 LAB, the fast
est time ever made in that county.
Saturday, June 10, 1871, will be
memorable on account Of snow storm
of an hours duration at Birming ham,
England.
The steamer George Weems, of the
Patuxeut Line, WIS partially burned and
badly injured at Light street wharf.
Baltimore, at II o'clock Saturday night.
June 18th, the anniversary of :he
battle of Waterloo, is to be the day Of
the triumphal entry of the German
troops into Berlin.
General Rodman, tho inventor of the
Rodman gun, died at Rock Island Ar
senal on Friday, aged So years.
Christopher Trautfelter, shot by
Thomas Goodrich, in Baltimore, on
Thursday, died Friday morning.
An Industrial Exhibition will be
opened in Cincinnati, September 9th,
aud continue until October.
The New jersey Editors are TO make
their summer excursion this season to
Cape May GU June 29th.
Mosquitoes are troublesome in Wash.
isgioh City.
The capital Of Italy will be remove a
to Rome on the LIST OF July.
A very superior quality Of coal has
been discovered within ton miles Of ST.
Louis, Mo.
Hon. Edward Joy Morris, late Min.
ster to Turkey, win sail from Hayrc
for New York on August 18th.
The Annapolis Gazette, Radical, an.
nounces that il will suspend at the close