The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-02-16
Items of News.

The spread of epidemic cholera
throughout India is suggestive of no
very cheerful auticipatiOns DR.. Bry.
den, OF the India Sanitary Commission,
has recently written his annual report
on the spread of the cholera in that
country The report concludes with
the opinion that this plague canuot be
prevented, aud that no human efforts
can stay its progress. When we re
member that, commencing usually 10
India, the cholera spreads westward
until it had reached our shores, the
stages Of the present fearful disease in
India will be followed with solicitude.
The great iron bridge now being con-
structed over the Mississippi, at Han.
uibal, Mo, is one of the great works Of
the present day. The length between
the abutments is 1880 feet. 1t will
be eighteen feet wide in the clear, and
is intended for both railway and highway
travel. With the exception Of the piers
and flooring, the bridge will be of
wrought.iron throughout. The struc.
ture is to DO ready by the first of August,
aud will cost about 100000.
There were three executions in Mary.
land on Friday last, to wit: At Freder-
lex John Martin, colored, convicted Of
an outrage on Mrs. Margaret Butcher, a
white woman, 81 years ofage at Cum
bcrland John Howard, for the murder
OF Harry Lewis, captain Of canal boat !;
and in Prince Georges county Mary
Wallis, colored, for poisoning nn in
FAINT
A great fire broke out in Tioga, Pa.
on the 9th inst, and spread very rapidly,
aud ragged with great fury until nearly
the entire village was destroyed. About
forty buildings were destroyed, includ.
ing one bank, two churches, two hotels
and large number of stores and resi-
deuces. The estimated loss will exceed
sl50,000; insurance only $4,000
The Cambridge Democrat says that
the black people Of that region are dying
off in such numbers MS TO occasion re.
mark, aud attributes il TO the want of
proper food, raimeut, fuel, ard attention
in sickness. When want aud sick
come in at their doors, the poor blacks
miss the kind attentions OF their former
masters.
A colored man named Robinson post
ed himself outside of n church in Green.
wood, Hamilton county, Ohio, on
Monday night, 9th aud fired among the
congregation as they came out, severely
woundiug three men and woman. He
was armed with carbine aud two six.
cylinder revolvers, aud was secured with
difficulty. The explanation is that he
was iniuriatcd by jeaousy.
San Domingo BAG has made requ-
si,ioD on this Government for one hun
dred aud fifty thousand dollars in gold
due for the sec'nd years lease of the
Bay Of SANTANA. 10 Dominica. As the
President has not this money in the Sc
crct service fund he has applied to the
House Committee GU Appropriations for
the amount.
1t is asserted by Philadelphia news.
paper that the introduction OF coolie
labor into the Pennsylvania coal region
is about to become Fact that the con-
tract has been sigued for the inpurta-
ton of number of coolies to work u
Schuylkill county colliery, aud that the
first batch will arrive about the first Of
May.
In New Orleans recently, a party of
workmen we're engaged 10 removing
large piece of glass from shop window.
The glass suddenly fill to pieces and a
person who was pa slug at the time, had
his throat cut by piece Of the glass,
and died almost Instantly.
A committee OF the Virginia House
of Delegates has reported ia favor of an
appropriation aud the appointment OF
commissioners to promote the artificial
breeding of fish aud look after the
migratory fish, such Us shad, herring,
&C., aud promote their increase.
The Failures in the United States
during 1870, it is reported, amounted to
1851, involving liabilities Of sS3,242,,
900, against failures during 1869 amour.
ting to 2799, involving liabilities of s75,.
054, 900.
Another attempt at revolution has
been made in Hayti, this time by rela.
tives and alhcreuts Of Salnavc. Cabral
and his troops have been driven to the
Haytien frontier. They are said to be
in bad condition.