The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-12-20
toms Of NsH..

A real live panther, at large in the
woods, is wofully troubling the good people
of Shelby county, KY.
A rock fell on Tuesday in the HoosaC
tunnel, killing Michael 0'Grady and in.
juring several other men,
There are thirty-four Signor Blitzes per-
forming in different parts Of the country, of
whom thirty-three are bogus
The Legislature of South Carolina have
passed bill excmpting all manufacturing
enterprises FROM State taxation.
One hundred and two applications for
divorce have been filed by citizens of
York and Cumberland counties, Maine.
At West Chester, on Saturday, Judge
Butler refused to grant new trial TO
Undertook, and sentenced him to be
hanged.
Seven United States war vessels are now
at Key West, and naval stores have been
accumulated there sufficient to supply
10000 men for three months.
David A. Gage, City Treasurer Of
Chicago, is reported to be "short in his
accounts" to the amount of $500, 900.
Part of the amount is locked up in two
suspended banks.
"Hard times" sociables are fashionable
in Western Pennsylvania. The guests are
compelled to appear in patched clothing,
and the refreshments consist Of mush and
milk and baked potatoes.
W. b. Wood, agent of the Adams
Express Company, at Franklin; KY, had
his skull fractured and his safe robbed of
$4,000, on Thursday night. 1t is feared
he cannot recover. Three men have been
arrested for the crime.
According to list published in the De
troit Tribune, there were 1921 accidents
to shipping on the lakes during the season
just closed. Of these, $50 were collisions,
and 245 running ashore. Seventy-fve
vessels were totally lost.
Samuel Hildreth, aged 60, and Oliver
Doland, aged II, inmates of the Poor
Farm, at Westford, Massachusetts,, were
found dead in their room Tuesday
Hildreth is supposed to have murdered
Doland, and then killed himself.
A natural coke, from Virginia, has
made its appearance in the New York
market. 1t burns, says the Erening Post,
without smoke, aud does not give off either
sulphuroas odors or gas. In steam-pro-
ducing power it fully equals anthracite.
Lorin G. White, alias William Ellis, has
been found guilty, at Cleveland, Ohio, Of
issuing and having forged Union Pacific
Railroad bonds to the amount of s15, 1000
on banks in Cleveland. He had also
passed a number of these forged bonds in
Eastern cities.
Rev. Charles E. Cheney was consecrated
Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church
at Chicago, on Sunday last, Dr. Cum
minis being the consecrator. There were
present Rev. Messrs. Marshall Smith, NJ.
Gallagher, b. b. Peacock, w. V. Feltwell
and c. ii. Tucker
The locomotive of passenger train on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad exploded,
after the train left the depot at Columbus,
Ohio, Sunday afternoon. Samuel Cooper,
the engineer, was killed, and three men
were injured. Heavy pieces of the engine
were thrown to distance of 500 yards
David Storey, saloon-keeper Of Hazel
ton, Pa, was killed on Saturday night,
during fight in his saloon. Eight
arrests have been made. The borough of
Hazlcton is supposed to have local option
laws in force" but seventy liquor saloons
are in operation within its limits.
At Carbondale, ILL.,, on Saturday, a tele-
graph operator, John NJ. Brush, was
registering his name at the Planters
Hotel, and while doing SO accidentally
spilled some ink on the register. This
angered the clerk and the proprietor, the
latter to such degree that he killed Brush
on the spot.
The books and papers of several dry
goods firms in New York city have been
seized by customs officers on charges of
frauds in importations of handkerchief.
Suits have been begun against three Of the
firms; the others are still under investiga-
ton. The amount involved is between
500, 900 and 100000.
Frank Dent and Salem G. Hardin quar-
relied about broom in Quincy, KY, on
Friday morning, and the result was that
Dent was killed and Hardin wounded.
Dent was wealthy farmer, who had the
reputation Of peaceable man, while
Hardin is stated to be "well known and
greatly esteemed"
A number of colored citizens of Rich
mond, Va, have sent petition to Judge
Guigon, Of the Hastings Court asking the
appointment of colored men on juries in
all cases where persons Of color are con-
cerned, and that said jurors be chosen only
from those who can read and write. The
Judge will reply in January.
Theodore A. Wick, defaulting Treasurer
of Clark county, Ohio, was sentenced at
Springfield, Monday, to one years hard
labor in the penitentiary, and to pay the
cost of trial and fine of 100000 He
was charged with embezzling 500, 900, and
was convicted on several counts, involving
in the aggregate 100000.
1t is stated that sensation was created
at Stuttgart, in Germany, about month
since, by the arrival there of Egbert G..
Sammis, Of Florida, as United States
Consul, in place of Emil Klauprecht.
Mr.. Sammis is a young colored man, in
the 2lst year OF his age. The Senate
confirmed his nomination on Thursday, of
last week.
Rev. j. b. Wicking, of Port Clinton,
Pa, was killed on the 18th instant, while
hunting in company with another gentle,
man. They drove rabbit into the hollow
of tree, and while shaking it to dislodge
the animal, the tree broke into three pieces,
one Of which struck Mr. Wicking, and in
jured him so badly that he expired in a
few minutes, He leaves wife and four
children.