The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-03-23
Item, Of News.


passenger travel over the Gashi gton
Branch, aud also the sum due on the same
account from Jannary. 1870, 10 January,
1872, the amounted which shall be Gxed by
the Governor, Comptroller aud Treasurer;
and that in consideration OF such settlement
the Company shoald be released from al
other taxation on the Washington Branch
in future ii it viii agree 10 pay the State in
perpetuiiy $4,000 per annum.
England is now authoritaiiyely informed
Of the position Of our Government with
regard 10 the Alabama claims and the
Geneva Arbitration. Secretary Fish's note
Utreply to Lord Granville protest against
the American demands for consequential
damages has reached Londoa, aud Mr.
Gladstone has announced ia the House OF
Commons that though friendly il is hrm aud
unyielding, and calls upon England to sub.
mt 10 the Geneva Tribunal OF Arbitration
the question whether the claims for con.
sequeutIal damages shall be admitted and
discussed by that Board. There was a
meeting Of the English Cabinet Gu the 18th,
At which the reply was considered.
The Reyoiulionists Of Mexico have re
ceiyed decided check. Zacatecas was re-
captured by government troops, under Gen.
erh koeha, on the 9Th, alter the signal
deleato OF the rebels, commanded by Generals
lre,iao, Guerrero and MarNuez, who had
consolidated their forces. Rocha claims to
haze captured all their infantry, artillery
and munitions, the leaders ouly escaping
with sniall iofce Of cavalry. This puts
the City OF Mexico cat OF danger, and al.
lows Juafoz TO use his forces IA other parts
OF tie Rcpu9llc. From present appear
ances, the rule ot j uarez Viii not be destroy
ed Tor some time TO come az least
Theirs desires 10 restore France to her
former military greatness, aud strongly
opposes any reduction ia the large appro.
puatOns Tor the Mar Department wnich
are contained Ia the budget. The army Is
20 be recruited, a fuli supply Of war material
sept on hand and turuications to be
sIrvngthened-especiaily those around
Pans
Ihere we've seyeniy.twO new cases Of small
poX reported IA New YORK city last week
aud seventeen deaths. lne whole humber
oi deaths IN Panadelphia for the week
ending On Saturday at noon was four hun
ured aud hlsy niae, Of these, Que hundred
ana twen,y we're cases vi small pvx-au
Increase OF two over tue repJr, o. la. wsak.
1t seems robable that the United States
wal nor be re represented ia the scientific ex.
petitions hal all the rest Of the civilized
world Is pr eparins to send out to observe
the transit OF Venus IA 1874. Congress has
tVO much to attend to in mundane affairs To
give The matter iayOra bic consideration.
The Maco lfeSHsl EEdRiiHer says: j. 0.
U Neal q citizen OF robertson County, has
iorIy one children sixteen OF them served
M the same Confederate company, from
hcnFy county, Alabama. The father is
ll'ing with his eighth wife. lie is sixty.
hFe Years old.
lne death is announced Of Colonel VII
ham Nicol Burns, the last OF the poet chi.
dren. lie was au officer in the East India
Compauy's service, from watch be retired
thirty years ago. lie was eightytw years
ofase.
HE Nail Manufacturers Association Of
the Atlantic States met in New YORK on
the 18th, and agreed to advance their
wholesale prices On all nails % cents per
keg
The London butcher who sought to make
the world believe that he was tae nghlful
owner OF The Iichborue estates remains in
prison, but is sangulne that he will be able
to obtain e5o,0OO bail.
CoyingtOn, ny, has mulatto with a
hairy tongue. The interesting individual
has no beard on the outside OF his face, but
his tongue is thiekIy covered with a coat OF
hair OF sandy color.
The r. ssiun fleet with the Grand Duke
Alexis on board, sailed from Havana at
noon on Tuesday week for Rio. The forts
and vessels ia the harbOr fired a salute.
A rum0r was current in PARIS Wednesday
that crisis was al hand in Madril, King
.ma1eus having Concentrated his army
around Madrid aud disarmed the National
Guard
A Virginian, recently deceased, left his
farm 10 ten Of his former slaves, who had
voluntarily remained with him until the day
Of his death, taking what wages he chose 10
give them.
Two huuehbacks celebrated their nuptials
in Paris the other dag, in the presence of
thirty invited guests, also hunchbaeks. AZ
the wedding ball all the musicians were
hunchbacks--as was every dancer.
Owing TO the prevalence ofspotted fever
at Scranton and its vicinity, the public
schools at Hyde Park, Bellevue, and Pa.
tersburg have been closed.
The dam of the famous trotting horse
Goldsmith Maid is doing duty 10 a milk
wagon, near Port Jeryis, n. T., while her
daughter Is queen OF the turf in America.
4 number OF enterprlslng New England
Capitalists contemplate establishing, at an
early day, large shoe manuEtcturing
establishment at Frederick Maryland
The number Of clergymen in the United
States is set down at ninety one thousand.
and their average salaries at 500 each.
The Boston Jubilee Coliseum Is to he
$50 feet long by $50 feet wide, and in the
centre the roof is to be elevated 40 feet
from the floor.
William Jones, aged years, died of nv.
drophobia on Friday IN Brooklyn. lie wa
one OF SO eral children bitten by a rabid dos
last week, and the second victim.
William Lloyd Garrison brint AMI,
against the Eastern railroad of Massacbn.
sets, on account Of the Revere disaster.
for So, 900.
Ex-Governor Francis Tho mas, of Mary.
laud, is an applicant for the mission IL
Peru, and his appointment has been strong
ly Urged upon the President.
Andrew johnson is said to contemplate
/ running as an independent candidate iot
Governor Of Tennessee.
ne hIht tOal ulltu IN Inc Y nlled State
is sand 10 have been dag near 4 ichmond a
early as 100.
Paris picks from tho cutters and reman.
uiactures S25J,OOO worth Of cigar stump.
annually.
Rev DR.. Yo-ng, ofNashville, Tennessee
succeeds Rev Dr.. Huston as pastor o
4 Trinity NJ. h. Church South, Baltimore.
a Boston widow wears with becoming
pride massive gold ring made from tno
plate of her departed husbands teeth.
The wife OF the great Beethoven grand
son adyertisss for music pills, ia Roches
ter.
The local option liquor Law is bein
petitioned for by many Of the citizens Q
/ this Stale.
A thrifty Washingtouian adyertises 70
sale the bedstead aud bedding on who
| Mr.. Lincoln breatbed his last.