The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-27

PMS, anu from Doth places come requests
for assistance.
The dedication of the new Masonic
Temple in Philadelphia, confessedly the
finest building in the world devoted to
Masonic uses, commenced on Thursday and
attracted large concoursc Of members to
that city.
The criminal grand jury at Washington
Tuesday returned 20 bills Of indictment
against John W. Wright, for forgery and
uttering the names of Indians to receipts
for bounty and back dues to the Govern
ment on or about October LIST, 1872.
Postmaster Filley, of St, Louis, Mo. has
returned to the clerks in his employ the
sum of sl64S levied upon them for bis
own use, in violation of the civil service
rules. Another neat little financial opera
ton spoiled,
Capt. Thomas B. Sherman, of Cam.
bridge, has received letter from Neukirck
IL Scugstacke, commission merchants.
Berlin, Germany, stating that canned
peaches are selling there for s25 per ease
OF two dozen cans, two pounds each. This
is the ordinary market price.
Only twenty-one steamboats, are now
engaged in the Upper Mississippi trade,
while in 1860 there were sixty, including
five that made the round trip from Pitts
burg to St, Paul, besides twcnty-six indie
pendent boats between St. Paul and St.
Louis.
Owing to the financial crisis, the Rogers
Locomotive Works, ut Paterson, ~ j..
have cancelled their orders for locomotives
for three months ahead, and discharged
5S5 workmen. II is feared FIVE hundred
more men may be discharged from the
same works, besides several hundreds from
the Danforth and Grant Works.
Superintendent Van Horn, of the
Western Union Telegraph, reports that the
fever in Shreveport is spreading in the
suburbs and attacking acclimated persons
and blacks, who are generally exempt.
Superintendent L Hommedieu also reports
that "destitution is becoming nearly as
alarming as the pestilence."
General Beauregrd has met with a
severe accident while on visit to the
battlefield at Bull Run. He fell with his
horse, and not off of him, which saves his
credit as a rider He bruised his leg and
broke his thumb, and il is odd that this
accident should befall him at the scene of
his greatest good luck
Secretary Delano has received de.
spatch from Hon, Felix r. Brunot, chair
man Of the Indian Commission. dated
Denver the 18th, announcing the conclu-
sion of an agreement with the Ute Indians
for the cession to the United States of
nearly 100000 acres, comprising the
mountain portion Of their reservation.
The coded land is supposed to be rich in
metals.
The yellow fever continues its rayapes
in Memphis, and all the trains leaving
that city are filed with fugitiyes. New
cases Of fever are reported in all parts of
the city, and the Life Associations have
forty to fifty persons engaged in attending
tho sick. The Criminal Court has adj.
lourned in consequence Of the epidemic.
BY proclamation of the Mayor. Friday
was observed as day of fasting and
prayer for the disappearance of the fever.
Dispatches from Brownsville report a
woeful condition Of affairs along the Rio
Grande. Peaceful inhabitants along the
frontier are plundered and sometimes
murdered by the Mexican brigands, who
escape across the river and are not inter
fered with by the Mexican authorities,
AT least dozen such crimes are reported
as having been committed recently. and
the Intervention of the United States
Government is asked.
II has long been common to sheer nj
New jersey for its limited extent of
territory and supposed poverty of produc-
ton but when il is known, as is true that
the average value of farm products in
that State il s2S 36 per acre, or greater
than that of any other State in the coun-
try. New jersey may feel warranted in
returning the taunt and offset its produe-
tive .'sand heaps" against the rugged rocks
and barren wastes Of its larger neigbbors.
Northern Florida was visited last Fri.
day by terrific storm, which did immense
damage. The towns of St. Marks and
Newport were demolished, only two houses
being left standing in st. Marks In
Tallahassee, thirty or forty houses were
blown down and others badly damaged
while several stores were unroofed. Three
or four persons were killed and several
injured A large number of cattle and
other live stock were also killed. The
crops are believed to be completely ruined.
Stern justice demands the lives Of the
Modoc murderers, and upon the morning
Of October Sd such of them as incurred
the severest sentence Of the Military Com
mission which sat in judgment upon their
crimes will be hanged. Those who are 10
make expiration are Captain Jack. Schon-
chin, Black Jim, Boston Charley. Barneo
and Slolnck All of these we're concerned
IN the assassination of General Candy and
DR.. Thomas. The execution will take
place at Fort klamath, Oregon, not far
distant from the scene of their crime.
A lately received New Orleans Pcavuae
contains a comprehensive view of the
commerce Of that city for the year ending