The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-10-04
Items OF News.

David Stiles, ccntenarian, aged 1O7 years
and 4 months.
There was an earthquake at Kingston,
Jamaica, on Friday, at Las A. NJ, No
damage was done.
The natives of Iceland are said TO be
cmigrating in large numbers to the United
States.
A Maine farmer was recently detected
selling humps of tallow, thinly coated with
butter, as the genuine product of his dairy.
Chinese merchants in San Francisco arc
sending home the women brought over by
the infamous Hip Yee Tong Association.
The grain aud produce markets West
and South are paralyzcd by the stringency
in currency, and freight transactions are
at u standstil
The Dominion Government have for
warded watch and $500 to Rev. Mr..
Ancient, in acknowledgement Of his gal.
liant conduct towards the passengers and
crew Of the Inflated steamship Atlantic
4 band Of treasure seekers are busy at
work cxcayating on the shores of Penob-
scot Bay in search of some gold tradition
ally supposed to have been hidden there
by the crew of pirate vessel.
The Treasury Department., by the pur-
chase of over sl2,O0O,000 of bonds, since
the beginning of the money panic, has
saved the Government interest amounting
annually to about $3.50, 900 in gold
Henry Young alias Williams, was con
victed in Washington, on Friday night, of
the murder of Frank Hahn, the young
drover, in March last Hahn was muir
dered in Armory square at night, for his
money.
George Brandt was arrested in st. Louis
on Friday for stealing tickets from the Of
fee of the st. Louis, Kansas City and
Northern Railroad The company have
lost $500 worth of tickets during the
past two or three weeks.
The Southern express train bound east
on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad on
Sunday morning ran into train of freight
ears standing on the main track near Boil
ivar Station. One passenger, negro, was
killed, and several Others bruised.
According to tho September report of
the Agricultural Department, the yield of
Indian corn will be somewhat lower than
that Of last year. The average appears to
be per cent. less than in 1872. The gen
eral average of the condition of the crops,
taking the whole country, is 81.
Four of the employees of the Midland
Railroad of New jersey, were fatally in
iured by Fridays collision ON that road.
The disaster was caused by Gilbert, con.
ductor of the freight train, which was be-
hind time. persisting in going forward,
although warned not to do so. He has
since disappeared.
Tho To- p,,bLco IF No,,moas saws
that an armed body of United States sol
diers has crossed into Mexico. about forty
miles above that city, for what purpose Is
unknown. The w. calls for an inyest
CATION of the matter, warns the Mexicans
that such expeditions are premeditated,
and urges them to repel invasions where
occasion NAV require.
J.1,,, Hi, ,,;llo. .,.;J;,,. n,
ton, n. j., came into that city on Monday
with a wagon aud pair of horses. As he
was crossing the railroad track near the
Fair grounds the wagon was struck by an
approaching train, and himself and two
horses killed A woman with him in tho
wagon oscsnod nnburt Hall was 49,;
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a uespa.gh from SehersonViile' lndl,
ana s'i.es 'i M 'he oiio rams Gar ana
i; n WORKS nave ceased WORK IN
an ,her SHOPS eo except 'nr ioundry' ana
u's,iniseo fvo men; Inc NUMBER Oh
worN,hell IN 'he southwestern Var Com
Pahy WORKS. ana IN tne snip yards OF
Eawes' howard q oo'' mas all Decn re-
auceu
At Columbus, KY, on Saturday night,
woman ana hcr TWO children attempted
to Jump on the steamer Illinois, as she
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