The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-15
Items of News.

tons Of some Of the mills, in order to
reduce their stocks, will seriously affect
the carpet trade. In the Richmond Dis
trict there are reported to be about two
hundred and fifty carpet manufactures,
employing, on an average, fifty hands each,
The looms are estimated at 5000, turning
out annually 4l,6OO,000 yards of carpets
There are 5000 weavers and 5000 reelers
and spoilers employed in these factories
and their united capital amounts to 81, 000,-
900.
In Baltimore, Friday morning, colored
woman employed at boarding house in
North Eutaw street, was pouring coal oil
into the stove ito make the FIRE burn more
brightly" when the can exploded, and she
was wrapped in fame. She rushed into
the street literally pillar of fire the
flames mounting far above her head" and
screaming so loudly that she was heard for
several squares around, Hundreds of
persons rushed to the spot, and several
gentlemen threw their coats around her to
extinguish the flames. This was not
accomplished, however, until nearly all the
clothing was burned from her body, and
she had received fatal injuries
The number of marine disasters that
have occurred since February 18th, up to
and including March 9TH, is SO, there be-
ing II ships, II steam vessels, % banks,
S brigs, IS schooncrs, and the rig of
which is not reported. Twenty Of these
vessels were abandoned, twenty-five found
cred or were sunk, eighteen were wrecked,
twenty-one run ashore, five were burned,
four were sunk by collision and six are
missing One hundred and twenty-five
persons are reported to have lost their
lives by these disasters.
The failure of the jury in the Scanned
case to agree though the guilt of the pris-
oner seemed undisputed, has created
feeling of dependency throughout the
whole community. coupled with a doubt
whether it is possible, in New York, now,
to bring any murderer to justice There
are seventeen other murderers in the
Tombs awaiting justice, but if trial by jury
is to be followed by such abortive results
people begin to think it might as well be
abolished altogether if only to save expense.
The property Of the New York Central
Railroad, at West Albany, was seized by
the U. $. Collector on Saturday, for non
payment of revenue taxes amounting to
S460,720. Seventeen locomotives, valued
at 5000, 900, We're attached Should they
be held for three or four days the opera
tons ofthe road will be much embarrassed.
1t is thought, however, that the tax, which
was leyied on scrip dividends will be prompt
ly paid.
The City Auditor OF Boston estimates
the amount to be raised by taxation in that
city for the financial year beginning May
LIST, at sS,63S, 092-an increase of $685.
$50. With the decreased valuation of the
burnt district 900 ,000-this will rem
der necessary rate of about sl4 on the
thousand, or SO 30 more than last year.
The body of man was found on Satur-
day in a hay NOW, at Newtown, l.. |.
Nearly $40 was found in the pockets, and
pieces of bread and cabbage stumps lay
near the body. 1t is supposed deceased
was the murderer Of Jas Graham at Little
Neck, and that he was frozen to death in
his place of refuge.
On Saturday night LIST instant Messrs
Eugene Denny and Richard Skinner, of
Talbot county, killed eight swans of Roy
ston's Island. They shot together at the
flock aud completely strewed the water
with the game. They were splendid birds
and sold at $3.50 piece in the Easton
market.
1t is now publicly charged that Mrs
Putnam, the wife of the victim, received
$4,000 from rich relative of Foster,
the car-hook murderer, for writing the
letter to Governor Dix asking for COM
mutation of Fosters sentence. Mrs. Put
nam denies this statement.
-Four storesa Ovid, Mich, were destroy
ed by fire on Friday night, loss, $4,000.
Trinity Church, at Easton, Pa, was burned
on Saturday night. 1t had just been
completed, The loss is s25, 900, with no
insurance.
We have il from no less an authority
than the Evangelist newspaper, that more
than eight hundred Presbyterian clergy
nieh.-no. counting euilors, seSre'.ries anu
miSsionaries-are now idie III the vineyard
having he,hing TO 10 IN thelr profession
The Falls City Tobacco Bank of Louis
vile, KY, was robbed on Sunday night Of
100000 worth of bonds and gold belong
ing TO dePos'tors. The burglars entered
the vault by cutting through the arch
from an upper floor
special committee has been appointed
ny the virginia Legislature TO investigate
charge against the l.adies Mount YER
non Association OF "unautnor'zeo specuia-
uon upon VisitorS 10 the tomb OF "ashing-
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