The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-06-21

residence in Washington for her minis
ter.
The Legislature of Texas, in view of the
Mexican depredations on the border, has
provided for employing volunteer force
for the purpose of protection.
Private letters from Nashville, received
IN Washington, say that the cholera is
more prevalent and fatal in the cities and
villages of Tennessee than is admitted BY
the papers Of that State.
The total amount of "back pay returned
to the United States Treasury is 1892
OlT.3i, and the number Of Senators and
Representatives who declined to receive il
is forty six.
We record excessive rains in Alabama.
with prospect of diminished crop in
consequence. The rains commenced ON
the 9th of May, apd have continued, with
but short intermission of three days, to
this date.
Mr. Hinton Rowan Helper, author Of
the Impending Crisis, who is now in
South America, is expected to return some
time this fall, when, il is rumored, he will
publish work calculated to make sensa
ton in the political world.
Frederick pipckney, for forty years
Deputy State Attorney in Baltimore, died
IN that city on Friday evening, aged 60.
lie was a son of the distinguished Mary
land lawyer and statesman, William Pinck-
ney.
IL is understood that the distinguished
dominican orator, Father Thomas Burke,
%. r., will return to America next month.
to continue the series of lectures and
sermons which drew so much attention in
this country during his last visit.
The cholera shows no signs of abatement
at Nashville. Thirty deaths from the
disease occurred on Wednesday. Great
alarm prevails, and there is a considerable
exodus from the city. Two deaths, with
symptoms resembling the cholera, are re-
ported at Cincinnati
Fifty-five cases are to be tried at the
present term Of the Criminal Court in
Washington. OF these, five are for muir
der, and nine for assault with intent to
kill. Judge Macarthur, in addressing the
grand jury, said such crimes seemed to be
epidemic throughout the country.
The publishers of the Newark Echo, a
weekly paper, convicted of indecent publ
cations, were to-day fined 500, Sentence
was suspended in other cases against them,
and in the event of their conviction ON a
similar charge in the future, the punish
ment will be Imprisonment in the State
Prison.
MIR. Joseph g. Butler, prominent citi-
zen of Cincinnati, and member Of the Board
of Trade, who started for White Sulphur
Springs, on Saturday last, to tender the
inequalities of the city to the Maryland
Editors, was attacked with appoplexey on
board the steamer, and expired His sud
den demise cast Il gloom over his fellow
members of the board, one of whom re-
turned to Cincinnati with his remains.
The graves of Confederate soldiers in
Loudon Park Cemetery, at Baltimore,
were, decorated Tuesday Addresses were
delivered by james Franklin, of Annap-
oils, and ex-senator Wigfall of Texas.
During the ceremonies the statue of a
Confederate soldier, by Volck, was un-
yelled. The ex-rebel Generals Stewart
and Trimble, and Commodore Hollins took
an active part in the proceedings,
Mrs. Gross has found on the banks of
the Green River, in Kentucky, pipe
which is made from stone and carved in
shape like an owl. The workmanship.
the peculiar quality of the stone, and the
weathcr-worn appearance of the pipe, indi-
cate that more skillful workmen than
North American Indians did the carving.
and that long time must have elapsed TO
have made so much change in stone of
OF such compact grain and smooth surface.
There were fifteen deaths on Monday in
Memphis from cholera and cholera in
fantum. In Nashville there have been
thirty-two interments since Saturday Of
persons who died of cholera; mostly me-
groes. The disease is very prevalent in
both cities, but where white persons have
been attacked it has generally been of A
milder type than among the blacks Spo
radio cases are also reported in other
cities.
The case Of VIM. J, Boyd, before the
U. 5. District Court, Baltimore. for
embezzling the funds of the Cumberland
Postofhce, was closed on Wednesday; the
jury failing to agree, were discharged.
Mr. Boyd, the accused, renewed his bonds,
and left the Courthouse with his friends,
1t is rumorcd that on the jury retiring ut
inst the vote stood ten for acquittal and
two for conviction, and that on their final
discharge they stood six to six.
At Calais, VT, on Sunday afternoon, a
party of twenty persons went out on
pond for pleasure trip, using two boats,
bridged together. One of the boats
speedily filed with water, and the party
were upset into tho pond. Five were
drowned, namely Lafayette Techout
and wife, aged about 80, aid daughter,
aged 8; the widow of Amos Mcknight.
aged 2S; and Miss Lydia Tobey, aged Is.
Five more were insensiblc when taken
from the water, but were resuscitated.
AT Thorndike, Is miles from Belfast.
Me, a farmer named Almond Gordon, his
wife and infant daughter were found at
daybreak on Monday murdered in bed.
and his son, aged six years, was found
fearfully wounded in crib in the same
room. A blood stained axe was discovered
near the bodies The house had also been
set on fire A younger brother of the
murdered man is suspected Of the crime.
and under arrest. 1t is said the tragedy
was caused by dispute about some prop
erty.
At Hudson, N H., on Saturday morn
ing, Henry Jewett. aged %, rejected
sutton of Miss Ella Wood, called at that
young lady's house, aud, drawing revolt
yer, shot her in the forehead, inhicting a
wound that will probably prove fatal, The
young lady's father, Mr.. Chas. Wood, i'm
mediately grappled with the assassin, and