The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-07-06
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nisse, olhorwisejohn, Emperor Of Ethiopin.
The ceremony passed of very well aud
pouccably. There were upwards of 300 600
people present The camp reached for
about eight miles the plain of Auxum was
covered, and the feast lasted for ten DAYS.
a shed was built, reaching nearly a mile,
wlIsre all the people feasted. Abou,
10000 cows were killed. and 10000 gallons
Of honey W:newere drank.
The steamer Fannie, which left BALI.
moro so mysteriously short time since,
has come to grief. After landing her car.
90 in Cuba, she grounded aud was set on
hire by the crew. Tho Spaninrls then
captured q large number of the fllibusters
who had landed, killed several, and secured
all the munitions Of war which had been
scntashure for the Insurgents. The Cuban
puyatccr Pioneer, which the Spauiards
regarded as myth short time since, has
become such decided reality that several
spanish gunbOnts are In search of her.
The telegraph brings us dismal story
about the burning Of little girl by two
hends in human from. The dreadful affair
Is reported to have occurred in Royalton
township, Cuyahun county, Ohio Two
butchers went 10 the house Of farmer
named Sehwciizer for the purpose of quar-
relling with him, but finding no one at home
but his grand daughter, child nine or ten
years OF age, they poured kerosene oil on
her clothing and then set her on fire. She
was of course burned 10 death. We hope
for the sake Of humanity that the story is
not true
4 Brief telegram from London brings us
the sad intelligence of another terrible
III. 81
wing, running between Liverpool and Rot.
terdam, came in collision with an unknown
vessel OF the Isle Of Wight on Tuesday
night, aud it was believed that tweniy-one
porsonsporished. No particulars are gwen,
aud the names Of the unfortunate victims
are not mentioned.
Mrs. Mary Chase Barney, daughter Of the
late Judge Samuel Chase. of Maryland, one
oithc siIuerS OF the Declaration of American
Independence, died Sunday in Washington
in her 18th year. She was the widow OF
son of Commodore Barney. TWAS recently
asccrtained that Mrs. Barney and one other
lady were the only surviving daughters Of
any of the slguers Of the Declaration Of In.
depend nee.
Great fears arc expressed in Southern
Colorado and New Mexico that n general
Indian war Is threatened in the lhinly
settled par's ofthnse territories. Numerous
Indian bands have held councils during the
winter, aud from the fact that hundreds Of
murders have been perpctratel since then,
IL is feared that a combination OF the dis,
affected ttihgs has been formed aud that
war is Inevitable,
A letter TO the Galveston Civilian, from
FrcderiCks Texas, on June 18th, re.
ports the massacre OF General Mackenzie,
Lieutenant Smiihand eight soldiers, by sixty
Indians between Fort Bciknap aud Jacks.
boro. The Denver Tribune states that
efforts have been made among the Indians
to effect combination for general war.
Old Probabilities is determined that no
point oriutcrcSt ia the country shall escape
his vigilance. He is now engaged in plac
ing un observatory upon the summit of
Pixies Peak, fourteen thousand feet above
the sea level, aud double the altitude Of
Mount Washington.
Spain Is still in state Of fermcnt, 4
revolution is impending. The Government
"a sending large rglniorcemeuts of troops
into Catalonia in anticipation Of unloyal
demonstrations in that quarter, and unusual
military preparations are going on through
out the kingdom.
The Iowa Legislature has passed bill
declaring that buahel Of uudried apples,
pears, peaches or pruass, shall weigh As
pounds.
Over COO, 600 barrels ofpetrolcumchaa-
ed hands at li,usyiir Pa, ON Saturday,
involving nearly S2,opO,nD1.
\ dispatch from Memphis, Tenn Jaly .
suys:-Mrs. Dir. cameron, whose husband
was acquitted yesterday Of the killing of
Bennett Jones, her seincer, attempted
suicide by taking morphns this Afternoon,
but stomach pump saved her life.
One hundred and fifty Of the revolving
conyc's ut the Auburn, y. T., Pvuiteutiary,
are still confined in cells upon bread and
water diet, and undergoing correction by
the paddle aud the ''iron caps So says
a correspondent OF the New York Herald
The horse do Elliott" owned by
Robert Bonner, Of New York, made the
fastest time ever trotted, at Mystic Park,
Boston, on Saturday. The distance was
one mile, the time, >, l5l. "Jo. Elliott"
is 8 years old,
In New York and Boston, on Monday,
the victims of Sun Stroke were numerous.
Twenty deaths were reported in Boston,
and in New York, on Tuesday, there were
over forty deaths. In Baltimore the average
heat on Monday and Tuesday was 1909
An air line railroad between New York
and Philadelphia was placed under contract
Tuesday. When completed, the road will
place the two cities in closer communication
than is now had, aud il is estimated that the
road will cost $1,000, 0OD.
Letters have been received in London
from Mr.. Stanley, the n. Y. HcruhF s
correspondent in Africa, fully confirming
the Geographic reports OF the finding of DR..
Livingstone, and giving an account Of his
adventures during the search.
The great race between Longtcllow and
larry Bassett took place on tuesday ut
Long Branch, and resulted in the easy defeat
Of the latter horse, very much to the
establishment and disgust Of the New York.
ers.
The Peninsular fruit growers met in
Convention at Dover on the 18th ult. Ii
was estimated that l,jl0,000 baskets of
Peaches will be shipped from the Peninsular
during the approaching season.
man named ClYmer, from Berks county,
Pa, was robbed OF $1,000 last Saturday, ON
the Hannibal aud st. Joseph Railroad, near
Brookiield, Mo. lie was asleep at the
time.
Seven loaded oil cars at Palmyra, N. Y,
caught fire from passing engine on Satur.
day, and were destroyed. The railroad
tracks for some distance were also con
sumed.
The Mississippi river and its tributaries
are nayigated by 1917 steamers, having a
capacity of272, 7S9 land valued a tabout
$4,000, 900.
Lucy Smith, of Fort Dodge, Iowa Lucy
Hanson, Of Baltimore. and Mrs. Mark
Ripley, of GAINESVILLE, Wis, were drowned
at Milwaukee on Friday night.
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota, during
the past year, received Priest from the
Church of Rome into the ministry Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church.
A comparison Of the death rates ofseyen.
teen Of the largest cities in the world for