The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-08-17
Items of News,

If tho Treasury of this State, is about
ia take some steps in regard to the
collection Of State taxes due from na
t;onal banks. The amount claimed to
be due from the national banks of Il e
eity of Baltimore for years previous to
1872 and in arrears with interest to
the LIST of July, 1872, is sl52, 223 40.
Some Of these institutions, il is said
have never paid any State taxes since
their organization, although they have
their city taxes under the same assess
meut Others have paid their State
taxes for a portion OF the time, aud
omitted to pay them since, taking the
ground that they are not liable
The long talked.of prize fight between
Ned O'Baldwiu and james Mace was
brought to close in Baltimore, on
Wednesday, by the States Attorney,
A. Leo Kuott, Esq. Both parties were
arrested on their arrival in that city,
they gave bail 10 the sum of $1,000 not
10 ftht in Maryland, aud were after.
wards arrested for conspiring against
the peace OF an adjoining State. The
bruisers and their friends left Baltimore
for Philadelphia, aud expressed them
selves as being thoroughly Disguised
with Maryland Hospitality.
Tho year seems to DO a most unusu.
ally hot one everywhere. la lhdia the
heat has been iutolerable, the thermom
eter in stations like Secunderabad-a
hcs place always-markiug occasionally
1879 aud 1899 for fifteen continuous
days. In Paris old residents declare
that they arc grilling, aud can only live
by bathing; from Brussels We hear OF
go 10 the shade, and 10 London it has
been $50, while the water in tho public
baths, without any aid from furnaces,
has boon 76'.
The shower Of meteors on the night
Of August 9th was observed 10 Wash.
iugton, and during four hours after Il
o'clock 24l shooting stars were counted.
Most Of these meteors were small aud
of a ycllow color Thore were few
largo meteors Of a white color. The
greatest number observed in an hour
was 100. This recent display is re.
sarueG io as the nue'' august shower
s'ur9 looo' -,
Inc numoer OF ch'iu'en 10 ths = Ut
ted States under five years old is 5,5l3.,
oio, OF sn.'h 80, ,0o' are maze snu
1'l' 'soo 'clna'e no maze cn'' are
iloni hSe " uiue IueLusise arc -,foit
a. ana '9%a'e -'9"'z'i; 'otai, =
ol4,' To- no "uihpsr OF maze 'nnAD'
, ,anos Of an ages Soder twenty one IS
ao ic"s'o, ''''o'oO' 'o'al'
-''s1o,9U'
n maiicio" pesre named 'ohasos
attempted 70 poison twenty AK Persons
No commencement OF 'ne heV' pr
rvo'a,nos rems'c academy az Reeds
Viie' N: ", on the osh ins''' oy mi1ing
poison In 100 cream he was directed to
freeze, AZ last accounts none oil the
party hAd died. eut the physicians say
tn1t some OF them cannot recover
johnson mas been arrested
The State taxes on real estate IN
louisiana nave increased largely within
the last eight years. Thus the State
tax on city property IN New Orleans
was 80 cents on the Sl0O in 1861; it
had increased to y 20 in 1868, to 81 10
10 1870 aud to s2.l5 IN 1871. The
Increase OF taxation iG eight years Is,
therefore, 400 per cent.
a terrible crime was committed III
weber county, Utah, last week. Two
nerd boys, aged respectively 10 aud ii
years. meeting Janet Low, aged 10,
committed telonlous assault upon her
ana then pushed her iato deep slough,
where she was drowned. The boys
were arrested.
:, a telegram from Rome to Archbishop
mcoiosEey announces the appointment
1t the tight Rev VIM. Henry Elder,
Dsnop oil Natchez, to be Archbishop
Oh Baltimore, to succeed the late Arch
pishop Spaldlng Bishop Elder is a
natIve oil Baltimore, where he was born
u ioi1. Inc oateol'c Mirror contra
aiCLs the above report.
Nine men suspected oil counterieltlng
were arrested oy Deputy U, D. Marshal
az iamora, Ill., last tuesday Large
amounts oil counterfeit currency were
iOuna on 1nelr persons aud II Is sup
posed they have been operating for
years 100000
Inc trotting race Tor slO,Ooo between
anne annie watson, Of pittsburg, and Belle
at'erson' o, WI CITY, at Cleveland,
Sn'o, on iuosday' was won BY the
former 10 three straight heats. Time
@'ooi' 200. zS.t'
AT cincinnati, on Saturday, an in
sane man named Smith attacked wo'