The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-10-26
Items OF News,
By WIN. II. Vanderford, Proprietor.

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taken. Among other things reports
were adopted eondemning gambling in
trade; calling on banks 10 discourage
loans to parties engaged in "coruncrins,"
and condemniug the issue Of scrip
dividends, watering stock, and issuing
stock without full money equivalent by
incorporated companies Resolutions
we're passed looking to the negotiation
of a treaty with Great Britain for
reciprocal trade with Canada; urgin.
the repeal of State laws limiting insur
ance companies in the Investment Of
their fluids to the particular States in
which they arc chartered; rcalrmjml
the declaration Of the National Board
OF Trade in December last iu favor oil
the resumption OF specie payment, 40 ]
asking Congress for revision Of the
national bank system with that cui IN
view
Owing to unusually dry weather,
prairie fires have become numerous aud
destructive in Nebraska The cuuitry
for thirty miles around On1ht has
been mostly burned over, aud u ny
houses ani fences, and enormous atm
titles Of hny aud grain have been he
stroyed. Apriirie fire began two uilc>
from Omalm, On Saturday, which de
struyed most the Of fences anl bu Log,
OF the race aud fair grounds The
soldiers at Omaha were engaged all
Sunday night aud Monday in Gsltiug
The flames to prevent the de truc,pn of
their barracks
Ga Monday night the court h,pa at
York, Pennsylvania, vas bursirm,ly
eutered aud all the treasurer sc QUITS
for the past ,il year. were -tolcg and
with them the report Of rel1ilins
committee appointed by the Lr..lttlrr
10 investigate the trin-attiuu, q Ger.
tain momber, Of 4 rim. IL was hays
been filed at the November ,crmo the
court, aud is said tu have cotniucd
evidence Of the IA st gigantic tral,
Mrs Greelry is reported as Ing 1t
tie point Of death, aud the opion /,
expressed that she eau Surv.y, but g.
few days. lIr Greeley rclu.eall iu.
vdations to I.ke part 10 the crIpi-u.
and remains AT her bedside. lRs 70.
culiarly sad thit ia the cxciIin boiti
cal conflict which 50 taxes his a,rgi,,
Mr. Greeley should be oycr,ld,Wri
with a severe domestic aiilictiua
The NoplmaIih Handle Wus, with
1900 600 feet of lumber. at SIdusky.
Ohio, we're huroc On Friiv blight
Loss, about $4,000. One huulel men
are thrown uui Of employment j hi,
fire. The Union Bult aud ScrS Com
panys Works, Mt Chicago, wcr.burnel
on Saturday. Loss sl2j 900.
\ FIRE 1T Chicago Muud IS. gcuiu.
destroyed the stable Of the Wd Side
Omnibus Company, with Gay horses.
and an aijpiuEg building, u.c for "a
market house aud dwelling Lpss.
$4,000
Cadet Robert u. Djrses. orGharlcs
county, Md has bcsn di,mi,sl ltom
the Naval Academy. Anuupol o. &C
count OF difficulty with the g.ro ca
Diet, Conyers. II seem, that Cuuyur,
Was waking through the .rauls OF
the Academy, when he me l:se a
Of il.
Count dc Chambourd, Of Fhcc, has
written protest against publican
government for France, ,ayin only u
monarchy can save her. II lprg,ts
That nearly all her troubles lave re
suited from monarchrs, aud pccil lis
al those consequent upon b. lac
Plu,sian war.
1t is understood that twohunlrel
iamllies from Alsaco and L,rinc are
preparing to settle in the noi.5orhoIl
ol Alexandria, Virginia. Sin{r / Il
OF January last, between six d seven
thousand Alsallans haze anvil at New
York city.
The other Day an old garment,
purchased Of a rag mau, 10 Il pocket
OF witch was sum Of none hmolnt
Ing, 1t IS supposed, to about 500, was
run through the Cedar RAILS paper
NIL aud cut into "hash."
a woman in Scotland is,waitlng
'r'ai on charge of poisong her
mother, three husbands, iif,n child.
ren, and lodger. Sho had cen four
Times married, twice to widters with
families.
At Washington, on Saturd, Barney
wood, convicted of murderir Samuel
Cheeseman, Of New York, la.summor,
wa; sentenced to be hanged Oihe 9Th
OF November
vi the one hundred and sty three
deaths in Boston last week twcuty
eight we're from small pox, cling az
Increase OF six by the lattc disease
over the previous week.
An American tourist, nsml James
wilcox, IN company with Friedman,
was recently lost in the crater r Mount
ve.uvius, while endeas oring texploro
Its interior.
according to Washington spatch
the coal famine 10 England is eating
n demand in that county for d bin
mlnOus coal of Maryland.
gentleman is erecting oil in
florida to manufacture paper ,r the
BANK OF England notes from Ihnetto
wood
Mr' Sumner expects TO sail \ New
iork on the 4th of November;n Mon,
Gay last he visited Mr.. Lathrollotley,
in Paris.
Miss Nellie Grant, daughic Of the
resident, arrived ut New TX, on
Monday, from Europe.
n Chinese Lodge Of Masonsas bcen