The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-10-18

bcHcIsoh DhNiS IN suggested Tor the
chancellorshipofthc University of Georgia,
at Athens, in place of the Rev. DR.. A. A.
Lipscomb, who proposes to resign.
A camp meeting under the auspices of
the NJ. H. Church held near Pittsville, in
Wicomico county, commenced on the | 1th
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Over 200 men employed at the Cum.
mings Car Works in Jersey Ciyy, have
quilted work, it is stated, because the
Company has paid them no wages for two
months.
IN the Criminal Court at Washington
on Monday, +. p. Stanton filed a motion
to quash the twenty-eight indictments
against Judge Wright for forgcries in
Indian bounty cases.
There is a fair prospect that the South
Carolina University at Columbia will be
entirely stripped of its officers, number
of whom have resigned on account Of the
admission Of colored students.
The stables of Martin Hayes, in Boston,
were burned on Saturday morning, with Sc
horses, valued at from $500 to $1,000 each.
Forty Of the animals were owned by Mr..
Hayes, and the remainder by gentlemen in
the neighborhood.
The Episcopal churches Of st. Paul and
St. Luke, in Baltimore, were robbed on
Friday night. Four silver offertory plates,
valued ut 5000, were stolen from st.
Paufs. A golden chalicc, set with dia-
monds and rubies, and other articles, were
stolen from st. Luke's.
The extensive stables of David NJ.
Taggert, of Goffstown, New York, were
dertroyed by fire on Monday night. Sew
entecn blooded horses fell victims to the
flames, among them Ned Hastings, of the
celebrated Abdallah stock, and valued at
twelve thousand dollars.
President Grant has issued the annual
Thanksgiving proclamation, setting apart
Thursday, the 9th of November, for the
observance ofthc national and time -honored
custom. The Governors of the various
States will undoubtedly fix upon the same
day, so that it may be generally celebrated
throughout the country.
The Cuban insurgents continue active.
They surprised Spanish column near
Holquin, and defeated it, taking the COM
mander prisoner. Populations of citizens
from Holquin and Gibara have been sent
to Havana, to ask additional protection.
Other skirmishes are reported, in which
the insurgents seem on the whole to have
been successful
The Controller of the Currency has is
sued circulars calling upon all the Nation
al banks for report of their condition at
the close of business on Friday, the 18th
of September, 1873. One reason for Sc.
Letting this day was that the Controller
may be able to furnish complete statistics
Of the condition of the National banks of
the whole country just previous to the be-
ginning of the panic.
Ex-senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, was
shot and slightly wounded by ex-Rcpresen-
tative Conway, ofthe same State, in Wash
ington, on Saturday afternoon. Conway
fired three shots at him, one of which pen
etrated his clothing and slightly grazcd the
breast bone. Pomcroy says he never had
any controversy with his would-bc assassin,
and has no idea of the cause Of the attack
Conway Immediately after the shooting
said "He (Pomeroy) ruined myself and
my family" Conway gave $4,000 bail
for his appearance.
The Evangelical Alliance went to Wash
ington on Tuesday, and, after an introduc-
ton to the President, held its final meeting
in the Metropolitan Church. 1t was rath-
cr an occasion for rejoicing than for actual
discussion, and the delegates were in a
remarkably pleasant frame of mind, and
their speeches were tinged accordingly.
The foreign members were especially en-
thusiastic 10 their praises Of the republican
freedom Of manners which permitted such
easy access and congcnial communication
with the President.
The Associated Press courier, who car
ried the report of the Modoc execu-
ton from Fort klamath to the telegraph
station at Jacksonville, Oregon, rode dis
lance Of ninety-two miles in six hours and
-uNC AuthuttS, oNtl u HlOuitdtH OF
more than usual roughness, employing only
three well selected horses. The last forty
two miles he accomplished in exactly two
hours, beating his principal competitor by
thirty minutes, and getting control of the
wire, which was necessarily occupied in
the transmission of the Associated Press
report until it was too late to forward any
other message.
In making some improvements to house
in Philadelphia, last week, stoue slab,
which had been used for years in front of
one Of the doors, was taken up, and found
to have been tombstone, bearing on the
under side an inscription in memory of
Mrs Allison, wife of Robert Allison, who
departed this life April Goth, 1869, aged
one hundred md .torty:tce years II il
can be established that Mrs. Allison was
lbs years old when she died, she was Ger.
tainly older than any person who has lived
in modern times, of whom there is any
account, except "eld Thomas Parr," who
was born in 1883, aud died in London
November Is, 1885, aged 1852 years.
Several modes of using steam on railroad
have been presented and tested in cities
The latest invention takes the shape Of d
fireless locomotive, and this was put in
practical operation at East New York on
Friday last. The engine consists of a
large receiver, which Is filed with steam
from stationary boiler. The steam
supply is expected 10 furnish the power