The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-07-06

O3 lhcnes III ieOSth, ana contained over
1890 grains. This is hard to beat.
Commitied.-A deaf and dumb negro
mau was committed to jail on Tuesday
last, by Justice Fisher, Of Taney town,
charged with attempting to commit
npe on n woman in that district on the
I'd instant.
New Sweden, the scandinavian colo
ny, near Cariboo, in Aroostook county,
liaine, consists of eight hundred souls,
OF whom four hundred were added to
the number by company that arrived
few weeks ago. The families average
about four persons each, aud the State
Of Maine gives to each family farm of
one hundred acres, on condition that
within I've years house shall be erect
cd and fifteen acres be placed under
cultivation. When the conditions are
complied with deed in fee simple is
given by the State to the colouist.
Farms, it is stated, are now being
laid out for the new company Of emf
grants in the district allotted to the
Swedes, who have shown themselves to
be hardy, energetic aud Industrious.
Plans for the purchase Of steam en-
gine and Tor the erection of steam
saw mill have been adopted, a handsome
town Hall has been erected, aud n
school has been opened to accommodate one
hun lred of the colonist's children. The
older Swedish cmigrants are purchasing
cultivated farms in the adjoining town
ships. Each member of this Scaudi-
navian COLONY, it is estimated, is worth
one thousand dollars to the State OF
Maine as settler in an unimprovcd re-
gion.
Two young ladies, daughters of Mr..
James Williams, of Frankfort, Perry
couniy, H., aged respectively sixteen
land eighteen years, and said to be mod
est aud retiring in their manners, have
lately developed into clear case of
witchcrait, which has baflled the neigh
bors aud hundreds Of visitors, inclu-
ding two physicians. in their efforts to
solve the mystery Of their condition.
These young persons behave we'll enough
during the day, but when night super.
venes they 20 to the housetops, and
there occupy their time in gymnastics
and in utterinS deafeniug screeches, be.
sides becoming rigid. A local news.
paper says that on these occasions they
''syratc 90 the comb with perfect ease
aud impunity, utiering at the same time
the most hideous and lrenzied screams"
The young ladies', on recovering, devour
flies until the are compelled to cease
from nausea. In their moments Of
paroxysm they accuse an old lady Of
the ncighborhood Of having bewitched
them.
An interesting feature of the census
report will be the mortality tables.
They have been prepared with unusual
care, and are more complete, it is under
stood, than any before published. The
tables of each State will be given sepa-
rately the diseases will be scientifically
grouped, aud the percentage of unknown
cases of death greatly reduced. The
statistics will be Of much value to iusu
rance companies, aud of great interest
to the public generally. The work is
nearly rea ly for the printers.
David l.. Sanderson, partne in the
banking house Of j. A. Davis & Co.,
at Eureka, ILL.,, has absconded, taking
about $4,000 belonging TO the back
On this account the bank was closed,
but willopen again on Saturday and con.
tinue business. Sanderson has hereto.
fore borne good character.
Hon. b. f. Turner, colored member
Of Congress from Alabama, has appoint.
edJohn Gee, colored boy employed in
the Office of the Selma (Ala) Times, u
cuaee 30 Nest Paiut--hoth- Congress,
man and his appointee having been
before the war slaves Of DIR. Gee, of
Selma.
IL is related that when Beeclier was
in the country last summer h, lost his
hat, aud found it ia about week, in
the barn where he had left it, but with
four eggs in it. This is as it should be.
Bcecher had just written a culogy on
the hen; why shouldn't the Hen re.
ward Beecher?
Peter Ross, citizen Of Nashville
Tenn, and now in the l04th year Of his
age, started from that city few weeks
ago on walk to New York. lie has
been reported from Easton, Penn, and
is approaching the goal of his journey
by slow but certain stages.
Gen. o. s. Halstead was shot at " W
ark, N. j., ON Sunday morning, by
George Bolts, in tile bed room Of a
cour,ezan named Mrs. s. Wilson. Hal.
stead isa lawyer, Bolts has wife and
children.
Yale College has receive gifts Of
81, 440 900 5000, 900 of il came from
Now Haveu) within IL years, aud now
wants only s750,000 mere.
A New York paper announces that
President Graut signed pardon for
ex Congressman Bowen, tho bigamist,
at Long Branch, on Saturday.
One thousand nine hundred add City.
two denotes che increase Of tho popula.
ton Of Soath Casoliua since 1860.
10 Switzerland and 10 Prussia, iron
telegraph poles are taking the places o.
the old wooden one<