The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-09-21
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Monday. IL Grand Lodges anu "a
Graud Encnmpmcnts were represented.
III members being present. The re
ports of the Grand Sire aud Grand
Secretary were read. showing most
aourishiug" condition of the Order
The Grand Lodge degree was conferred
npnn Hugo Waltheim, District Deputy
Grand Sire for Prussia. On Tuesday
the Grand Treasurer submitted his
report, showing a balance in the treasury
of SD 500 Petitions were received
Tor charters for Grand Lodges in Bri
fish Columbia and Germany. G. A
Logan, OF Kansas, WIS elected Grand
Sire; NJ j Durham, of Kentucky.
Depnty Grand Sire; James L. Ridgcley.
Of Maryland, Grand Secretary; and
Joshua Nausant, Grand Treasurer. 4
petition of thirty nine colorcd voters
asking to be allowed to organize a lodge
under the Jurisdiction OF the order.
gave rise to warm discussion, aud
finally the subject was tabled \
resolution for the establishment of
system Of ducs and benefits, SO that
subordinate lodges may not be allowed
to fix dues and lees too low in proper
ton to the benefits, was referred, to be
reported on next session.
Thirty Chinese students, of both
sexes, have arrived 10 Slu Francisco to
be educated in this country. Ii is re
ported that the Chinese Government
has appropriated 81 600 900 Tor their
education aud that it Intends to send
thirty students to this country every
year. The thirty who have just arrived
are accompanied by tire, tutors OF
mandarin rank aud rs the last student,
were contaminated by Christianity in
this country. they are to be guarded
from the contamination" by rigid
enforcement OF "all the forms Of the
religion of Couiu iu-.
Last Saturday 400 Iudians attacked
rancho 40 miles northeast OF 'rrinidan.
Colorado, aud murdered the family of
the proprietor The latter escaped to
Fort Lyon, from whence troops were
seut in pursuit Of the Indians On the
same day the stock raUche OF Joue.
Brothers was attacked By another bl1d
of savagcS, aud at last accounts the
herd,mcn were surrounded, but 6.ht
lug Troops have been seut to their
assistance
The September report Of the Depart
mcnt oil Agriculture Indicates that the
cotton crop will be tcn per cent below
the average. The decllue is caused by
the presence of the caterpillar il portions
OF Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Louisiana
aud Mississippi, and ofdrought in Texas,
Arkansas and Tennessee The increase
Of average over last year still points,
however, To material increase Of the
whole crop OF this year over that of
1871.
About on +. hundred claims have been
filed before the Commission on Claims
81 United States citizens against Spain
DR.. llouard is expected to file claim
IN few days for very large amount
OF money. 1t is thought the Commis
sioners viii formally enter upoa the
consideration OF the cases by October
lst.
A vessel named the Newcastle has
been wrecked on 1'uskur Rock, aud all
the crew are supposed to have been
drowned This is believed to be the
bark Of Newcastle, which Gle red from
Liverpool on August 81 for Savannah
The authorities in Mississippi have
just captured ten gold coiu counterfeit
ers, one orthem David Flynn, notorious
eounterieiter OF forty years standing.
all their dies, tools, chemicals, galyanic
battery, and quantity of the coin,
The Palace of Industry, just com.
pleted at Vienna for the purposes of
the International Exposition, is 1000
feet long, aud the machinery hall is
nearly the same length
At Baltimore on Monday night, two
colored men quarrelled and fired several
shots at ench other, one of which struck
a little girl, named Eva Gels, INJECTING
u mortal wound
George Grant, convicted of the muir
of Mrs. Spence, at West Chester, in
October Of last year, has been sentenced
to be hanged on the 18th of November
next.
A horse in Wisconsin, badly famed,
hobbled to blacksmith's shop OF its
own accord, lately, aud was found, upon
examination, to have run a rusty nail
Into its foot.
Within week two poor lunaties
have been kicked to death 10 the
Wards Island Asylum, at New York,
by a keeper named Thomas Farrell
lie has been arrested.
Tuesday morning man aud his wife
were murdered near Columbus, Ohio,
by a drunken farm hand The mao
was shot, aud his wife hacked in pieces
with corn cutter.
At Great Salt Lake City, on Thurs
day, there was received ton of pure
silver from the Phoebe mines, aud
nearly one thousand pounds of crude
bullion from the Stockton mines.
All aleug the line of the Delaware
Junction aud Breakwater railroads
the apple orchards are heavily laded
with that excellent fruit
The Baltimore Evening Journal was
sold at auction on Tuesday Colonel
Frederick Raine was the purchaser,
aud the price was $3.50.
A grain elevator at Vallejo, Gal, fell
down Tuesday carrying with it the
wharf aud 5000 tons OF wheat into til
water. Loss, s25, 900.
An old house, 10 Quebec tamblcd
down last Friday, while undergoing re