The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-29

demand OF the companies Is for $500 per
mile instead of 1915, which is now paid
them. it is rumored that the Postmaster
General will seek to have law passed that
will give the Department special powers
over railroads.
Robin redbreast has hard time Of II in
the sunny South, according to the Muir
freesborough (TenR.) Ners, which says
Ever since last Christmas millions Of
robins have been roosting in the cedan on
Pickett place, about four miles west Of
town. Hundreds Of people visit the roost
nightly, and bag as many as they want.
Up to this date thousands Of these birds
have been caught, but there appears to be
no diminution of their numbers"
Twenty-one steamers and one hundred
and ten sailing vessels sailed from New.
toundland during the first week in March,
for the seal fields, and returns have already
been received, the steamer Eagle having
arrived at st. Johns March, II, with 3d.
900 young seals, and the steamer Walrus.
March 10, with 1000. Seven other
steamers are reported loaded. The Eagle
was only fa,r,aan days e., In, 20 ae;l
inc until bar ro,,,ru y;,h f,,n CO.
IT, oh;,ara, 80. -,
Cruces point no,r Do,ro;, M;oh;'o'n ~
Tuesday Tho naron,. w. 49,. III vi
oil lomn .xnlodaJ tho h"uae 80 g." Ia ~
eldast ch;ld l;,,la III &c 500" 80 ny, ny
heroic o,Tor, - go oa .hnoe '... mau.
sister hn, ell aad n.y.. Iau yo"usei
after be;ns soyo,o,r hnsnoS w. e,e" ~.
tbo hr;ef 5o,a;ls of s'a". hoa1as eso a'e
occurrence.
Thoro rooo,.,. IA, ... cL.h.
ENGLAND W;Il;am s,aoI ,sh~io., "n ~r,,,
IN tbe cona;e, ho,woon H. Sh ,. -" a aJ
the Cbcsansate Ia wss ,ha aon,a i"u
coyswa;n e. sovaa Ia we" n
a,,,;nod ,ho .oa ,c ~.
relatives saw he was the last survivor oftbe
Shannons crew.
Last weeL Mr. Frsdor;ok y K,,hso;.oh
, bro,bor &c Tho ,a,o Me- &c psaotI,n
arrived in RroolIyn fron, uouanJ IL
had seen no,;co 81 Tho w. so.;;a,.-
Illness in Rrootlvn in carwan nowSna
per. This was the tirst intimatiop he had
Of his whereabouts since Mr.. KalbAeisch
emigrated from Holland, fifty wears ago
levy ., mass. nnon tho admit m,,o
ponulatiop Of Cntalonia md the ne;gbhor.
inc nroyinccs for troons IN sunnross ,he
Carlist instruction, is believed at Madrid
TO be probable. Many Republicans who
have volunteered to fight the insurgents
are reported to be assembling at an ap-
pointed rendezvous.
A sad affair has htely occurred NJ
Richmond, in Virginia. Two ''highly
respectable" young ladies have been sent
to Jail for seven days, for the offence of
stealing from hairdresser's shop "a guam
tity of human hair"--ten dollars worth,
IN fact.
Both houses of the Virginia Legislature
have passed resolution endorsing Gov
ernor Walkers plan for the assumption by
the General Government of the debts of
the states. A resolution passed the Senate
10 amend the Constitution and to provide
Tor biennial sessions OF the Assembly
The commissions of our present minis
tiers to the Central American States will
h. an =" &c cn s' - o"'i -" ..s' ua; .,;
an ~, " s'osS az 'i'o uii's s,. "'n
ASSIGNED n those States
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- w; 'IIoo 81, VI = 'ialn ." ''e .hlcaso
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from the track Monday by broken Jour
mi / Raynolds ana;noc. n No.. 49,
fireman and ano,ber man n,mod oa,s,
Culver were Lillod
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= , ue,o .a suieiue ~ ircy m'e'y pu,
,''s nus, ieau ''liough = hole IN 'he 'ee' ana
ne,u y 'hefe 'ln ne was drowned, Inc
pns ,Jssp" h asaeu lor ,he AZ. was ''a'
a. -. "0 ""
~, haal'a = aealn reported as tranquil
he army .s' however, mucn ulssatisned,
S Tl "a III iar,asona ana barcelona
ae $50 u ~ "'so '.ro,..u nc s''"'"s