The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-05-31
items Of News.

Inc cereDro spinal meningitis is prevail
ing in the upper part of Talbot county, Md.
Cholera has appeared in New Orleans
and Is advancing Northward along the
Mississippi river.
Mambrino Temple, the famous stallion,
died on Sunday at st. Louis. He was
valued at $4,000,
Horse stealing is prevailing to a con-
siderable extent along the border counties
of Pennsylvania and Maryland.
James W. Wallack, the actor, of New
York city, died on Saturday, in sleeping
car, while on his way home from South
Carolina. He was i'll of consumption.
Advices from Montevidco say the vel
low fever prevails there to such an extent
that the people are flying from the city
and business is suspended.
A Buffalo miser died last week in the
most abject squalor, and has since been
found to have left an estate worth $780,
900.
Maryland has two million nine hundred
and fourteen thousand and seven acres Of
improved land, and one million five hun
dred and ninety-eight thousand, FIVE hun
dred and seventy-two acres unimproved.
During the past year there have been
shipped from Tappahannock, Va, to Bal
timore and elsewhere, $4,000 worth of
sumac, $4,000 eggs, $4,000 railroad
ties, besides other articles regarded of lit
tie value as commercial products anterior
to 1860
Levin II. Delahay, Esq, trustee, sold
the John II. Hughlett farm, in Boiling
broke Neck, Talbot county, Md, on Tues
day Of last week, to Mr.. Benjamin Out
ram, of England, for s9,225 The farm
contains 31S acres, aud has on it n house
which cost $4,000, besides extensive and
new farm buildings.
A gang Of over 30 despendoes last Sat.
urday took possession of Cadda, station
on the Missouri and Texas Railroad in
the Indian Territory, and dcfed the au-
thorities. The United States Marshal
telegraphed to Fort Gibson for help and
troops were sent to his assistance,
While on an excursion train an Sunday
between Lexington, KY, and Winchester,
an alteration occurred between two color
ed passengers, named Jack Bradford and
John Parsons, Bradford shot Parsons,
after which he cut his head nearly off,
and threw his dead body from the train,
Bradford was arrested
1t is estimated that one-tenth of the
entire population in the United States is
dependent for support upon the pro-
duction and manufacture of IRON
The value of the metal annually manufac-
tured is 5000, 200, 900, and 10000 work
men are employed in the industry, the
aggregate of whose wages reaches $780,
100000
The Brownsville, Texas, Sentinel esti-
mates the number Of cattle stolen and
taken into Mexico from within radius of
sixty miles of that city, during the past
month, at not less than 1000. Higher up
the river proportionate number of cattle
has been stolen. Col McKenzies recent
raid into Mexico gives great satisfaction
to the people of Brownsville.
A San Francisco despatch says the set
tiers in Surprise Valley are alarmed by the
old chief Winnemaca having gone north
on the war path, with sixty warriors. He
was followed by cavalry force, and asked
where he was going. To this he replied
that the officers had better mind their own
business but if they wanted to fight he
was ready. After warning him to behave
himself, they allowed him to proceed.
Levin Palmer, colored was convicted in
Baltimore on Wednesday, for committing
a rape on awhile girl named Mary Sengel,
in August, 1870 On searching him on
Tuesday before taking him to Court
large knife was found on his person, and
he had previously stated that if certain
girl testified against him there would be
another Hollohan case, as he intended to
kill her.
Russia has long been seeking connec-
ton with the Pacific. Surveys have been
made of the AMOR river, and trading
posts established from Russia proper to
the Japanese sea. The last project is a
grand Unconstitutional Railroad. 1t will
go through Siberia, starting from Mini
Novgorod, crossing the Ural Chain, and
touching Lake Baikal, to the Pacific, near
or on the Amoor river. The total distance
will be over four thousand miles
The Jackson Hall block and the ad-
joining block, in Detroit, were destroyed
by fire on Monday morning. Loss $780,
900. One of Friend & Fox's paper mills,
at Lockland, o., was burned on Sunday
morning. Loss 100000 Two-thirds of
the business portion of Jarvis, Ontario,
was burned on Saturday night. A fire at
Cranston, R. l., on Sunday night, destroy
ed the barn Of VIM, Ellsbree, with "a
head of cattle and other property.
France has passed through another
revolution; happily there has been no
bloodshed The Republican party have
ceased to have a majority in the National
Assembly, and President Theirs has re-
signed. Marshal MacNlahon, the new
President has not yet indicated his policy,
and has not said anything concerning the
form Of government which he prefers
With the assistance of the army he has
promised to preserve peace, which all the
world win be glad to hear.
In Baltimore, on Monday morning,
Mrs. Emma Mckee having obtained a
warrant for the arrest Of her uncle,
Oswald Noack, for abusive conduct, !"
went with tho officer to Noacks place of
hus,ooso 10 ;dant;fu hin, The off,car