The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-06-07

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flooded large portions of the State, doing
great damage to the growing corn and
cotton crops In many sections the crops
have been utterly destroyed by terrific hail
storms.
In the United States District Court at
Boston, on Tuesday, j. L. Savage, the
defaulting cashier Of the Lechmere Bank
Of East Cambridge, was sentenced to FIVE
years imprisonment in the Lowell jail.
News has been received at Halifax of
the total loss of the missing ship Day
Spring in the New Hebrides. The ship
was built in New Glasgow, by the Presby-
terians, ten years ago, for missionary service
In the South Seas.
The Grand Jury of Talbot county last
week inserted paragraph in their report
Of the condition of the public buildings,
etc. demanding that Captain Timmons, of
the Oyster Navy, be removed for neglect
Of duties.
The trial of Charles B. Henderson for
the murder of DIR. Merriman Cole began
in the Criminal Court, at Baltimore, on
Monday morning. The murder was com
mitted in January, 1872. Henderson
was arrested on the 2lst of September
last, and has since been in prison. Hen
derson was acquitted on Thursday last.
The nephew of the late Thaddeus Ste
vens having forfeited his rights under his
uncle's will by using intoxicating drinks,
the executors will apply his share of the
Great Commoners" estate, estimated at
$50, 900 to 100000, to the founding of
an orphan house at Lancaster, Pa, in
compliance with the will.
George Francis Train has been dis
charged from custody by Judge Fancher
1t is said that Train win sue the city of
New York for false imprisonment, claim
ing 100000 damages. Train sailed for
Europe on Saturday, He 'just escaped"
a subpoena as witness in the Government
suit against the Union Pacific Railroad.
At Windsor, Ontario, on Friday after
noon, three burglars entered house during
the absence of the family. Being dis
covered, two of them escaped by back
door. The other jumped through win
dow, and in doing 50 the glass cut an
artery in his leg He ran distance of n
square, then fell, and died in about FIVE
minutes from loss of blood.
Some of Mr.. Beecher's friends are not
little uneasy over sermon preached in
Plymouth Church recently, substantially
affirming the Uniyersalist doctrine of
universal salvation, and some of the more
orthodox are discussing the propriety of
formally calling upon him to state definitely
what he does believe and what he does not
believe
After July LIST new postage stamps
come in, bearing profles and colors thus
l cent, Franklin, blue; cent, Jackson,
brown; 3 cent, Washington, green;
cent, Lincoln, red 7 cent, Stanton, vermil-
lion 10 cent, Jefferson, chocolate II
cent, Clay, purple; Is cent, Webster,
orange; "a cent, Scott; 80 cent, Hamil-
ton, black 80 cent, Perry, carmine.
A fire was discovered in the planning
mill, owned by Mr.. W. W. Bot, ten miles
south of York, Pa, on the Northern Cen
tral Railroad, about noon on Tuesday.
The station, storehouse, post Office, dwell.
ling, barn and all the outbuildings of Mr.,
Henry Bot were destroyed loss about
SIS, 900. The mill was burned about one
year ago.
Mansfield Tracy Walworth, aged AZ,
was deliberately murdered by his son
Frank, aged 10, in New York on Tuesday
morning The murder grew out ofdomes-
tic difficulties, Mr. Walworth having been
divorced from his wife two years ago.
The murdered man was a son of the late
Chancellor Walworth, and all the parties
were of high social standing and connec.
tions.
A fire in Boston on Friday morning
destroyed all, or nearly all, the buildings
on the west side of Washington street
from Avery to Boylston street, and on the
east side of Washington street, from
Essex street to Hayward place, besides
several buildings on the north side OF
Essex street. The total loss is estimated
at 81, $50, 900 The Globe Theatre was
among the buildings destroyed. One
fireman was killed and another seriously
injured by falling wall
The latest libel suit is that of General
Daniel Pratt, "the great American traveller
and students perpetual candidate for the
Presidency of the United States, against
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, for publish
ing in the Christian Union an article from
the Yale C5pdnt, which was itself a
partial forgery, accompanied by comments
''abusively styling Mr.. Pratt the rival OF
George Francis Train" The damages are
set at 100000.
The Rebuilding Jubilee" which Chi
cago proposes holding this month, oughi
to be great celebration 1t will mark al
event of worldwide fame, characteristic Of
the indomitable energy of the American
people Chicago has been rebuilt in 1
little more than year and half, and tn,
industry, pluck and hopeful enterprise
combined in this announcement deserv,
the greatest admiration. Boston also viii
soon give another illustration of the SAINT
great qualities.
About three weeks ago, at the residence
Of Mr.. Ferdinand Freybe, on the Hooks
town road, near Baltimore, large .watcl
dog was taken sick. In removing hin
from one part of the yard to another
Charles Freybe, aged %, son of Mr.
Freybe, Anton Auer, and Herman Drusel
were bitten in the hands by the dog. Las
Tuesday morning Auer died, racked will
horrible spasms. Young Freybe, who hat
visited him at his bedside, was attacked
on the day Of his DEATH and fingered unit
one o'clock on Wednesday, when he dice
in the same manner. Drusel left his HON,
to consult an old German woman who i
said to possess cure for hydrophobia, ant
has not since been heard from.
Mrs. Charlotte Lamb is now on tria
for murder, by poison, in Pierce county
Wisconsin. 1t is celebrated case, ant
is creating much excitement. 1t Is curl