The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-13

Mrs. Pollock, OF Plaingro0ve township,
Lawrence county, Pa, recently gave birth
to triplcts, two boys aud one girl.
George Chase and Elijah Miller, colored,
quarreled at tavern near Baltimore, on
Saturday night, while drunk, and Miller
was stabbed to death by Chase.
One day recently, it is said, the wheat
cars which arrived in Chicago would have
made continuous train over twelve miles
long
Alexander Barber, Of Plunkett's creek
township, Lycoming county, recently had
his head sawed open, by falling upon saw
in his own mill
George Byas, colored, was convicted at
Paterson, n j., Tuesday, of murder in the
third degree, for having last July feloniously
assaulted and murdered u white girl named
Della Corcoran.
United States internal revenue receipts
from tobacco for the past fiscal year reach
S3,400 000-one million in excess of the
estimate made when the tax was reduced
to twenty cents.
The Wisconsin farmers have harvested
their grain crops in good condition, and
the yield is the largest for twelve years.
The wheat is Of "a better quality than
ever before seen.
Hon, d. W. Voorhees,, of Indiana, has
accepted the invitation of the Frederick
county Agricultural Society to deliver the
annual Grafton on "Wednesday, October
18th.
Part of the roof of the Michigan Central
Railroads new round house ut Detroit
junction fell on Saturday, killing j.
Schwartz and A. c. Mank, and fatally in
juring Thos, Doan.
f. A. Whitcomb, formerly State Agent
of Indiana for the st. Louis Life Insurance
Company, was arrested in St. Louis on
Friday evening on the charge of being a
detaultcr for 500, 900 for policy premiums.
Justice Hunt, of the Supreme Court,
will preside over the Circuit Court of Con-
necticut, which will meet at Hartford on
the 10th, and try the suit against the
Credit Mobilcr and Union Pacific Rail
road
The Fulton elevator at Chicago was
burned Sunday night 1t contained l20,-
600 bushels of corn and 5000 bushels of
oats. The grain was insured. The build
ing was worth about s50,0UO and was
insured for S2O,0OO.
Mrs. Goss, whose husband was found
murdered in Chester county recently, has
withdrawn her suit against the New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company for the
amount of her husbands policy until after
the Undertook trial.
Puffeabergcr and Bean, the engineer
and conductor of the freight train which
caused the disaster ON the Chicago and
Alton Railroad, have been indicted for
manslaughter by the Grand jury in Chica-
90. They are out on bail,
The permanent debt of New York City,
according to Comptroller Green's annual
report, is increasing with frightful rapid
ity. During the past year the receipts
from taxes and income were S32, 250, 900,
while the expenditures were S52, 800, 600
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
will be opened on the goth instant The
estimated cost of the repairs is $50, 900
The officers of the canal have exhibited
great energy in putting it in operation so
soon after the disastrous food.
The corner stone of the new. Catholic
Church of the Sacred Heart, in Baltimore,
was laid on Sunday, Archbishop Bayley
officiating. 1t is estimated that 10000
persons witnessed the ceremony, including
several temperance and beneficial societies,
The political troubles in the Mexican
State of Nueva Leon continue, and an
outbreak is expected in Monterey, in con-
sequence of the contest for the Governor
ship, The Federal Government has or
dered several companies of cavalry to
Monterey.
w. S. Waters, well known lawyer of
Baltimore, died on Monday morning. from
the effects Of amphtation. He had been
suffering for sometime with cancer ON
the knee, and his physicians thought to
prolong his life by amputation, but he
sank shortly after the operation.
A small boy in Huntingdon county, Pa.
recently, split some coal oil on his arm,
and supposing he could burn it off, us he
had seen oil burned off board without
injury, applied match. 1t is thought if
he RECEIVERS, his arm viii be permanently
disabled
1t is stated that the action of Postnlas-
ter Filley, Of st. Louis, in assessing the
clerks of his Office FIVE per cent. on their
salaries, for political and other purposes, is
disapproved by Postmaster General Cress-
well, and that Filley will be ordered to
refund the assessments.
Charles $. Ramsburg, deputy tax collec-
tor for the District of Columbia, has been
arrested in Washington for defalcation
of ten or fifteen thousand dollars. His
excuse is that he used the money to relieve
himself from pccuniary embarrassment
expecting to be able to replace it.
One hundred and twenty-six volumes of
the Sdrandh Republican newspaper have
been purchased for the Library of Con
grcss, carrying the paper back as far as
1902. The Republican denounced disu
MON until its passage by the secession con
vention Of the State Of Georgia
A machine for forging horse shoe nails
has been lately invented and is now in
operation at the Bristol Iron Works in
Oswego. II will make from ten to fifteen
nails per minute, and requires no attendant
except to put in coil of nail rod every ten
minutns