The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-11-29
Items of News.

There were three deaths from yellow
fever in Memphis during the past week
An Ulster county IN. Y man recently
ate an cleven-pound boiled ham for a
wager.
1t is now thought that all the boats
caught by the ice jam in the Erie Canal
will be released an ice breaker being at
work trying to get them out These boats
have 5000, 900 bushels of wheat on board
1t is announced that the interest on the
Z per cent gold bonds of the Southern
Maryland Railroad will be paid at the
companys office, in Washington, on De.
cember 1, the day of maturity.
Navigation of the Hudson River to Al
bany suspended on Tuesday, the steamers
going into winter quarters. This is the
earliest closing of navigation during the
present century
Mrs. Moriarty and colored wood saw
yer quarrelled in Washington, on Saturday
morning, about the payment of some wood
saving, when the sawyer drew pistol and
shot her fatally in the head. The muir
derer escaped.
Two little boys at st. Cloud, MINI.
lately amused themselves by filling u
schoomate's mouth with snow and tying Il
handkerchief round his jaws to keep them
shut The jury returned verdict Of
"playful homicide"
Attic Treasury Department the resump
ton of specie payments in silver, il
seems, reached its greatest limit when il
was given out in five dollar lots, and now
orders are issued that silver in lieu OF
currency shall only be given in fractional
parts of one dollar.
Senator Boutwell, lscturcd at Chicago
on Saturday night, on the finances and
the panic. Referring to the Cuban ques,
ton, he deplored the prospect of war, and
counseled moderation, and the extension
Of our sympathies and moral aid to the
Republic in Spain.
Senator Morton has a bill which he
proposes to introduce Immediately on the
meeting of the Senate to repeal the Bank.
rupt act, and to make its repeal cover all
cases under it since the financial troubles
commenced in September. He pronounces
the involuntary clause in it as now being
used, an infamous provision. He expects
to carry the repeal of the bill without op.
position.
The St. Louis papers Of the 2lst an
nounce the formal opening of the St
Louis National Cattle yards, near East St
Louis, on the 10Th instant. The Times oil
that city, in its report of the event, says
"Thc yards contain an area of 625 acres
which cost Sl95,000 Extensive and
costly improvements have been made on
the site; over 81 5000 spent in improve
ments. Speech-making and public din.
ner constituted the ceremonial of the
opening"
A despatch from Washington on Sunday
night says the impression prevails there t.
u greater extent than heretofore that there
will be no war with Spain. The tone oil
the Spanish ministry continues friendly
and a disposition is manifested to act in
all matters in such Il way as will preserve
peace between the two nations. The re-
port of the hostile demonstrations against
General Sickles is contradicted by the
spanish Government
The German meeting in sympathy witt
Cuba, held in New York on Friday night
2lst instant, adopted resolutions asking
the Government to accord belligerentrisht'
to the Cuban insurgents, land as soon al
possible acknowledge Cuba as a free re
public; also requesting the Government
to demand and enforce satisfaction for the
insult to the American nag, and crueltles
committed by the Spanish volunteers
These resolutions will be presented t.
Congress at the opening OF the session.
The Governor of Kansas has appointed
Robert Crozier, OF Leavcnwarth, United
States Senator to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation OF Caldwell 1t will b'
recollected that Caldwell gained his sea
by bribery and corruption, and the disclo
sures made by the investigation were Sc
damaging that he avoided expulsion by re
signing his seat. Crozier is his private
Secretary, and the action of the Governor
in appointing him seems to indicate /
determination that if Caldwell himsel
cannot get in his confidential agent shall
Stephen II. Alden has brought sui
against Daniel Drew, of New York, WHOM
he charges with inducing him to bn!
1000 shares of Quicksilver Mining stock
costing s6l2, 262.60, by means Of falls
representations that the stock would rapid,
appreciate in value and thus insure
handsome profit. Mr.. Alden furthe
claims that while he was buying this stool
Mr. Drew was selling it to him, or, as it i
termed on the street, was unloading
upon him. By acting upon the allcgc(
Misrepresentation he lost s202, 900.
An immense stone. twcnty-one fee
long. seventeen feet wide, and three fee
thick, and weighing one hundred an'
nineteen tons, has recently arrived a
Washington, by schooner, from the Cap
Ann quarries, and is to be followed b,
three others, weighing respectively, eighty