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Chap- Chap-C hap-p-a-qua!!
THE GRANT DYNASTY CRUMBLING
TO PIECES
FROM lTs OWN RoTrENNEss.
Democratic Conservative Majority $1,000!
Legislative Majority on Joint Ballot 80
PROBABLY EIGHT CONGRESSMAN
ELECTED.

Raleigh, August 2-l A. M.-De.
spatches just received confirm the large
Conservative gains in the Eastern aud
Western counties Leach is elected in
the Fifth District. Caswell county
elects Democratic county ticket, aud
gives large majority TO the State
ticket.
Republicans here have completely
given up the election.
Merrimon's majority is now estimat-
ed at 10000, and the Legislature IS
Democratic on joint ballot The con.
test in the Fourth District is yet doubt.
full. Nothing decisive is yet received
from the First District, though Carter,
Democrat, is probably elecled.-Speciul
10 tie llashiagtoa Patriot.
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CUBA.-The London Times favors the
sale Of Cuba, aud presents strong facts
to sustain its position. OF course the
royal journals of Spain are opposed 10
this recommendation. They are for
holding the Island at any cost Of life
or treasure. But Spain will soon need
all her money aud men 1T home, and
then tbs colonial question will be viewed
in different light from that in which
il is presented at the present time.
Even England is finding out that her
colonies will not pay, either 10 poser or
money contributions, and the same truth
will soon fad its way into the Spsnish
Cortes. Then the advice Of the London
Times will be remembered, aud perhaps
acted upon. Better sell when sale is
possible, than part with Cuba under
less profitable circumstances.
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PUBLIC SALE.

HNllE undersigned will sell a, PabEc
n on the premises, on
Saturday, Me 2la day Of Ssp,Hs
next, the House aud Lot situate on Ia X,
Windsor road, near Westminster, iat
side OF the corporation limits, nov oc,i,.
by Benjamin Gilbert. The 10, coasisI
acres and 10 perches, we'll enclosed, asiI
set in good Frui. Trees, such a, NJ
Peaches, Cherries, Grapes, &c. The d
is a two story log house, in
good condition. has 3 rooms, INA
a good cellar, and has O good IL. =
well Of water in the yard. 81, itl1 ~:
There Is also n good Stable on lie prga'.-
also q Corn House and Smoke Hoas
Sale to take place at two O'Clock, 7. /
Terms made known at sale. Possess
given on tho lsI Of April. 1873.
JOHN A. HlRSCA.
augS.7t
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WHOLESALE TnIEvINd.--Referring
TO a list Of nearly one hundred default
tiers, which it publishes, the New York
Tribune says The blame falls proper
y on an Administration so loose that
il did not prevent this enormous THEY
cry at the rate Of a million a year, and
SO careless or so corrupt that it still
leaves numbers Of the criminals unwhipt
OF justice. The total amount lost by
peculation and defalcation for the Pres
idential term il put down at s., l94, 247.
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Attention |! Democrats & Conservatives.

The Democratic Conservative voters
of Carroll county, viii meet at the usual
places of meeting in their respective
districts, on Saturday the 3lst of Au.
gust, at 2 o'clock, p NJ, to appoint
Eve delegates from each district to
Couniy Convention to be held in West.
minister on Monday the "a of Septem.
Der, TO select five delegates to represent
Carroll county IN State Convention to
assemble in Baltimore on the 11,h Of
September, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, to
nominate Electors for President and
Vice President of the United States.
Also to appoint five delegates to a Con-
gressional Convention to assemble in
Towsontown on Wednesday the 4th day
of September, at II o'clsck, NJ, to
nominate candidate for Congress for
the Second Congressional District.
BY order,
RICHARD MANNING,
Chairman, Democratic Conservative
Executive Committee for Carroll co.
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A MAGNIFICENT ARaRr,v
Saturday morning, the 10Th. A b,,1
the purcst Arabian blood reached 4
timore addressed to tho care Of I
Mitchell, Esq II came from Il. |
waite stables Of the khodiye Of NJ
and was a present from him to Cs,.
Jeniler, now Inspector Of Caviar
the Egyptian service. The AnB,
question is a stallion, seven yesr
called ia Egypt lsmacl, fourteeu h
three inches high, aud nearl, !
white in color, with grey name aoi,
The symmetry of this huO speciu.,
the best blood Of the Arabian no.,
the admiration orall who have exam.
him.
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To CoRREsPoNDENTs.-We shall be
pleased to hear from our correspondents,
evey lecek, if they have any local neies
to communicate, but if they have none,
let them defer writing until they have.
We have not space ii our ne,es columns
for didactic articles. II is local nows
we desire our correspondents to furnish
US, in their respective localities. This
is always acceptable.
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A WISDrAtL-Arevr.
sinco.the close Of tie wa, 's : I,
the name of Sybil, consist, ! '.4
brothers aud a sister, a '' n.y.
removed from Florida to NJ
Mrs. Seaten, wife Of Mr. e.. @, y,
ton bought farm aud scul H.
lower part Of this coun,y wv
brothers located in Dorcbo,,..
Seaton, when too late. Cno1 y
land he had purchased wa, e,' "
with mort cages, aud it was solJ f
lie was left in destitute ci,ca'''
and reduced SO low tha, !, I.'''
difficulty he could procure Tho IS
est necessaries Of life. Tbs 4 I.
residing in Dorchester shared , ~
fate. But two weeks ago n. = :, y
applied to a eoIored family f.,
potatoes, saying he would enI,.'
make out with them until bs .-i,'
better" Their condition bec,,, y
to their neighbors, who kin1Is
butcd Of their means to rsl,a,. = !.
wauts. But how great the ch,..
is now reported, upon seeminslaa
authority, that the government :, n
iugton has reeontly paid to Il,
brothers aud Mrs. Soa,on a, Nv,
OF their ancestors, the sum of a..
dred aud twenty thousand ANN.
rived from the goyernmep, of H.
indemnity Tor spolhlions dqri5s.
war Of 1912, aud that eulifs |.
amounts to about Que millioaof IA
How strange are the freaks a.
-DeatoH Union.
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Second Congressional, District.

VIM. P Preston, Esq, Of Baltimore
county, announces himself as an indie,
pendent candidate for Congress, in the
following card:
respectfully ask the voters Of the second
Congressional District, to elect ne as
their Representative in the Congress of the
United States. They generally know my
views, and believe they also know that
will endeavor faithfully to discharge the
duties ofthe position.
WIN. p. PRESTON.
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A letter is published from John t.
Pickett, defending his sale Of the late
Confederate documents to the govern
meuI, on the ground that they really of
right belonged to the United Suites as
residuary legatee Of the defunct Con-
federaey. This being the case, how
did i come aboat that tho Government
paid $4,000 to Pieke.tfor what i'really
Of right belonged to H." Here is an
other Sob Of no iuconsidsrnble d.
unconscious, BY which some body's fingers
are well creased with the lubrieatiug
oil Of government gresnbacks.
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Houcksyille Items.

At a meeting ofihe citizens Of IIamp.
stead circuit NJ. L. Church, held at
Iloueksyille, on Saturday last, July u,
it was resolved to purchase the old
Hampstead Camp Ground, situated one
mile south Of Hampstead, which Mr.. Il.
Baker offered to sell for $1,000 cash,
The sale was soon effected by the fol.
loving gentlemen Wm. lIouck, J. G..
Turner, i. Baker, II b. llouck, D. W.
Ilouck, b. +, Payne, j. Belt, G. W,
Keller, d. Null, j. Il. c. Alleire, NJ.
+. Allgire, j. Payne, purchasing the
ground.
The above stockholders intend i'm.
proving the ground BY enclosing it with
fence aud other improvements.
Mr.. Jacob Wagner, au old soldier
of the war Of 1872, met with very
painful accident, whilst conveying a
barrel Of -four from Iloucksyille to his
home. 1t seems that the wagon ran
upon a steep bank, upsettiog the wagon.
MIR. Wagoner, attempting to hold
the barrel, it fell upon his arm, inaict.
ing very painful but not serious
wound
DR.. Wells, of Hampstead, whilst on
his way to attend to some Of his pa
tionts, met with an accident, When
passing Houcksville, his wagon collided
with large stone, throwing the Doctor
out, but very fortunately he was not
Injured.
Fatal Accidcnt-Wm. Stansbury,
aged 80, fell from the stable loft of the
Washington House, Manchester, on
Saturday last, aud sustained serious
injury, SO that he died next day.
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EXAMINERS NOTICE.

PY virtue Of commission issued 70 4
Ep by the County Commissioners iorCr
roll county, to examine and de;erni
whether the public convenience requires !
change Of a public road in said coHat.
leading from Uniontown to Linwool 'ri
change commencing at point near hlia
chews' lot, and running through the Az
of Elias Stouifer, to point on the Adit
burg road, aud to close the old road ifoa
said point TO town. This is Therefore
notify all persons whom it may coaee'a
that the undersigned will meet on the Pc
misses, on Saturday, September IA, ls''
at o'clock, z, NJ, to execute the ir.'
reposed in US By tho said commission
JACOB ZACHARlAS,
MOSES HAINES,
DAVID STONER,
aug 3.5t Examines
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Political Notes.


APPOINTMENT or UuIEF SUPERVISOR
OF ELECTIONS AT a special session Of
the United States Circuit Court, held
on Thursday the 25th, ult Hon. Judge
Giles, in accordance with the recon-
mendatiCn Of Hon. Hugh l., Bond, the
prCsiding Judge Of that Court, appoiu.
ted Robert Lyon Rogers, Esq, the
United States Commissioner, Chief
Supervisor Of Elections for the District
Of Maryland, in pursuance Of the thir.
tenth section Of the Act of Congress
approved February 2Sth, 1871, aud of
amendmentthereto passed at December
session, 1871, aud approved June 18th,
1872.
A committee appointed by Congress
to set price gu the Cherokee lands,
west Of the ninety sixth degree of lon.
gitudc, which has been assigned to the
Usage Indians, have taken testimony
which diseoses immense aud almost
incredible frauds on the Gherokees,
Greeks, Choctaws and Chickasaws =
Through corrupt bargains made by la.
dian delegates with Washington lobby.
lists and claim agents, the contingent
fees sometimes aggregated millions Of
dollars, in which the delegates had large
pecuniary interests. These "Rings"
have been fostered, encouraged aud
made bold by the example of General
Grant. lfthe President Of the United
States could accept houses, cottages,
horses and cigars, why should they not
rob Indians, plumber the merchants Of
New York, and speculate in franchises
aud lots in San Domingo! 1.-THE Ring
are to be broken up, the great head
centre Of all the "Rings" must be ban
ished from the White House.
Tie expected letter from Senator
Sumner is published in which he fully
defines his position on the question Of
the Presidency, declaring his preference
for the Cincinnati nominations, and
strongly advising his colored fellow,
citizens to cast their votes for Grte'ey
and Brown.
The Downingtown Journal an iudueu-
tial Republican paper, in declaring for
Greeley, says: In this contest we
have espoused the cause of Horace
Greeley, as We believe it to be the cause
ofthe people resisting the eucrouchment
Of their rulors.
The Ashtabula (Ohio) Sentinel, a
leading Republican paperof the Western
Reserve, aud the organ of Ben. Wade
aud Mr.. Garfield, has taken down the
names of Graut and Wilson and put up
those of Greeley and Brown.
The executive committee of the la.
Dor Reformers at San francisco has
declared for Greeley and Brown. Every
Democratic journal on the Pacific Coast
has accepted the Baltimore ticket.
Fourteen Republican papers in the
State of New York advocate the cleo.
ton Of Greeley and Brown, and Que
Democratic paper las gone over to
Grant.
A Liberal at Hanover writes to the
York Gdsette that forty eight Repub.
licans ia that place will support Bucka.
lew.
Alexander 7 Stewart, Of New York
city, Grants first appointment as Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, is for Greeley.
Cameron will not allow the Penusyl
vania State ticket to be changed. lie
cannot prevent it being beaten.
Judge Shackelford, of Tennessee,
Republican E.ector, has come out for
Greeley.
Ex Governor Myron CLARK, of New
York has Joined the Greeley force.
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THEJAooBT THOMSON Story SPOILED
"A despatch from Washington says =
1t is asserted that Dir. Jefferson Davis
denies that any such plan as is attribu
ted to the late Confederate government
by the pickett archives" ever went
from the Confederate executive Office, or
from any ofiiccrin charge Of department
of the Confederate government.
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The probabilities are that Forney's
Press aud the New Fork Herald will
both be found in the Greeley ranks
before the Presidential election.
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DEATH By PoisoS.-On the 18th
Of July, Harriet Frisby, colored, living
near Jarretsville, Hartford county, Nd,
died aud was buried. Subsequently,
the body was disintsrred aud post
norton examination made. Wesley
Dagan aud John Walden, colored men,
have both been arrested, charged on
the oath Of Kate Jamison, also colorcd,
with administering poison 10 the dc,
ceased
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-08-03

Take the Campaign Baitamore Ga.
zette, which viii be furnished from this
date, Aug. Sd, until the Presidential
election, to clubs of twenty, for rs cents
each.
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The marriage of Miss Nilsson at
Westminster Abbey, on Saturday. to
NJ. August Rouzaad, young banker Of
Paris, was an event Of more than ordi-
nary brilliancy.
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DEATn OF AN EpIroR.-John ".
Baughmnn, Esq for the past twenty
five years editor Of the Frederick Citi-
zen, died Oh Wednesday last.
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Estate Of Joseph Darts, deceased
NOTICE is hereby given that tho ,aess,i
IN Der has obtained from the 0,Paa5,
Court Of Carroll county, letters OF Aa~'D-
tration on tho Personal Estate OF
JOSEPH DAVIS, I'm,
late Of Carroll county, deceased. All PH'5,
having claims against said Estate, are p s,.I
warned TO exhibit the same within So ulO ,Ial.
from this date, otherwise they may es eL p. 4.
ed from all benefit Of said Estate. lhor W., a.
deb,ed are requested to make imuedia" W
ment. o.n
JOHN f. SMITH,
aug AT Administrator'
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no. 1860 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll Counig'
Andrew MeKinne, Trustee, Va. Henq
Shoemaker.
ORDERED this solh day Of July, ls'i' "a y,
" the Audit lled in this cause be hnal
ratified and confirmed, unless cause TO 'h,S,.
trary be shown on before the 10Th day o. 81
gust next; provided copy Of this ofdsi ~ |.
Inserted ia some newspaper published % C,'
roll county for two successive weeks bslof'H "
last namol day. t
True copy,-Test: ~
aug SGT Jso. d. BoYLE, ClsfA
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pouhle Pina Creek Items.

Times are both serious aud alarming
Farmers in the vieinity of the creek
are bringing their stock to water; while
the Double Pipe Creek spring, eelebra.
ted for the exeollency Of its water, is
ten inches below the dischargiug pipe
thing unknown to any person now
living. This state Of things is sufficient
to cause the rejecting mind, to consid-
or that our dependence is in God, aud
that lie, and lie only, can supply our
natural wants. 10 how many hungered
has He given food, aud thirsty drink,
who have never made their aeknowl.
edgemenis to HimY 81 have withheld
the rain from you, when there were yet
three mouths to the harvest; aud |
caused it to rain upon one city one
piece was rained upon, and the piece
whereupon il rained withered not So
two or three cities wandered into one
city, to drink water but they were
not satisfied: yet have ye not returned
unto Ne saith the Lord" Amos " Z
-ois Is ~ uut eNtu ~ Win ua n
writer in the Baltimore american Of
July %, writing on the water supply Of
Baltimore says at has been already
stated 10 these columns that the drought
has not yet been of an excessive char
acter aud in many portions of the State
there has been no really dry weather
at al" Where are these portions Of the
State in which no really dry weather
has been at all lie does not say.
But, excepting the rain that fell on the
9Th OF May, 1871, there has been no
rain that penetrated the earth TO the
depth of one foot, in Maryland, west
of Jones Falls, for two years. Is not
this an excessive drought 7 In some
portions Of Maryland there was no rain
al all in the summer Of II for sixty
days. Aud in November 1871 the
earth become frost bound, aud the
country drained by the Jones Falls aud
west oil it remained so till April 1872,
50 that no water by rain or snow pcne.
trated the earth three inches To the
observing mind the cause OF the failure
of the waters is a problem easily solv,
cd.
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We learn that Hon. John Richie
will be re.nomiuated for Congress in
the Western Congressional District.
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TIE DAMAGE TO THE BALTIMORE
WAsnTNGToS MoSUMESr BY LIGHT.
sIsG.-It seems that the damage by
lightning to the Washington Monument
aud statue on the 20Ih ult was, as
stated next day in the San, very slight.
Recent investigation shows that the
damage 10 the statue and monument
was very slight indeed when compared
with the damage to the Lightning rod,
aud enthusiastically SO when compared
with the damage that would necessarily
have resulted il the rod had not been
there. \ careful examination devel.
oped the fact that the rod received the
whole charge aud passed it safely 70 a
bad connection in the rod, five feet
from the point at which lateral OK.
plosion occurred, knocking some small
fragments out of the statue; from that
on ii followed the rod, exploding 10 its
way wherever inferior connections OBJ
structed its passage, backing the top
ofthe base between the shaft and outer
edge as thoroughly as though a large
quantity Of powder had been exploded
upon its surfaee. From there to the
earth the lightning passed without
further explosion until arriving at the
terminus of the rod, at which point the
flag pavement was torn up and broken
into fragments. 1t then seized upon
the iron railing surrounding the base
Of the monument, over which it passed
fusing it where it FIRST came in contact
with the metal, Wherever the counec.
ton was good in thci lghtuiug rod no
damage was doue.-Baitjmorc san.
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The Second District Congressional
Convention viii meet on Wednesday,
the 4th Of September, at Tows ontown.
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Look out for the comet, about the
10th instant, as foretold by the astrono-
mers.
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E.lale d .Samusl B. Fairman, .l.e.dld

Estatc Of Samuel B. Fnhrmdn, dsc'i'''
NOTICE is hereby given that the sub,eils'.i
IN have obtained from the Orphans C9I'
Carroll county, letters Of Administrators =
the Personal Estate Of
SAMUEL b. THURMAN,
late Of Carroll county, deceased. All PsIsj,s
having claims against the deceased, are NV Nv,
warned to exhibit the same with the SoaSsss'
thereof legally authenticated to the subsefl's
on or before the Sd day Of February ~ ~
th0y may otherwise by law DO excluded H. y,
all benefit Of said estate. Those indeoe'1 >"
requested TO make immediate payment "a,
Given under my hand this 29th day Of ''3'
1872.
SARAH JANE FUIIRMAS,o
DANIEL c. FRANkF0RThh
aug3.It Administrator
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We had visit, on Tuesday, from
William Need, Esq, of the Catocfia
Clarion. lie was looking hale and
hearty.
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Army and boil worms have made
their appearance 10 strong force in Al.
ALBANIA, aud are now doing great damage.
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The National Raiiroaa.-A meeting
Of the incorporators of the National
Railroad was held yesterday, at the
Washington club house, aud some im
portant action in regard to the fran
chise taken. Owing to the absence of
two Of the gentlemen no definite action
was taken, but it my be set down as a
certainty that the road will be speedily
commenced under the proper auspices.
The route as laid out is probably the
straightest of any road in the country,
ofthe same distance, being ninety eight
miles. 1t was originally surveyed in
the year 1927, by order of President
Adams, for national turnpike from
the capital to the lakes, with Buffalo
city as the terminus. As will be seen
by calculation, this win bring the
city of Washington thirty miles nearer
Harrisburg than by either of the
present routes, besides opening up a
section Of country rich in mineral as
well as agricultural wealth. BY small
branch road OF seven or eight miles in
the vicinity OF Westminster it eau be
made to connect with the Bachman
vally road to Hanover, thus placing the
products Of the ore mines ia almost
direct lioe Of transportation with Wash
ington. The company have not, as yet,
recured the right Of way into this city,
but there is not the slightes, doubt but
that it can be obtained. BY the Mary.
land charterthey are allowed a road bed
surface, with due allowance for slopes,
cuts and grades which gives them room
Tor four tracks, it il be necessary, Of
the broad guage, of six or the narrow
guage, which finds some few advocates
among the corporators, = Washington
RpaJiicaa, Jaiy Is.
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Franklin District Items

Nail Facilities We are happy to
announce that the mail from Baltimore
to McKinstry's Mills, has been forward
cd, and there is a daily mail along the
route Mail from Baltimore, on Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
DIED July 10Th, Ann r. Gosnell,
only child of Joseph aud Amelia Gus
nell, aged Z months.
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Gen, Banks is out in letter for
Greeley.