The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-11-15
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pi0nIaIlOua IN iSpoi'ou W pS ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Second crop apples are exhibited in
Frederick county.
Sleighing in Northern New England is
reported to be good.
A white deer, great novelty, was shot
in Centre county, Pa, recently 1t
weighed 160 pounds dressed.
The Duquesne Savings Bank, of Pitts
burg, and the Savings Deposit Bank of
East Liberty, suspended on Tuesday.
The salaries of government afiicials in
Washington require the payment of about
100000 per month.
CalcraR, the English hangman, has had
monopoly of the business for iorty-four
years.
Charles p, Henry, clerk in the Pitts
burg post-ofice, has been arrested for
robbing the mails.
Rev. William Hardin, pastor of the
Emory NJ. +. Church at Baltimore, died
on Sunday, aged A.
Mr.. Bessemers patent steamship, with
cabin hung on double swivels to prevent
sea-sickness is nearly ready for launching
The weather in the mountain regions Of
Virginia is reported to have been very
cold, snow lying on the ground to the
depth Of 16 inches.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, with her two
daughters, will reside at Shelbyville, Ken
lucky, during the absence of her husband
in Europe.
j. j. Pau, messenger of Adams Express
Company, has been arrested at st. Louis
for robbing the company. $4,000 was
found in his possession,
George Armpreiser, freight conductor
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was
run over and killed on Tuesday by train
at Locust Point switch, Baltimore.
The trial of Boss Tweed is in pro-
gress before Judge Davis, in New York
city. A whole week has been spent in
getting jury
Elizabeth c. Slicer, wife of Rev. Henry
Slicer, Presiding Elder of the Baltimore
District ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church.
died on Monday evening
Seven persons were killed and six
injured in New York, Tuesday afternoon
by the explosion of boiler used by the
contractors on the Fourth Avenue improve
mont
Secretary Delano, in his annual report
will renew his recommendation for census
to be taken in 1875, the result to be pub
lished in season for the Centennial cclebra.
ton.
The jury who sat on the trial Of Udder-
zook for the murder of w. S. Goss,
rendered verdict on Sunday of guilty of
murder in the first degree, after an alb
sence of forty-six hours.
The estimates passed by the New York
Board Of Apportionment show that it will
cost SS,50O,0O0 more to carry on the New
York city and county governments in 1874
than in 1873. This is reform"
At recent wedding in Seneca county,
n. Y, the bride was in her 18th year,
while the groom was in his SSth. She was
the mans third wife, while he was her fifth
husband
Two Of the men who robbed the Bank
of Columbia, Ky, and murdered its
cashier some time ago, have been arrested
in Maine, and will be taken to Kentucky
for trial.
An enthusiastic meeting of Cubans was
held in Baltimore on Monday evening, at
which u committee was appointed to at
once visit New York, to confer with the
Cuban leaders in that city regarding future
action.
Whitman G. Bestor, member of the
banking firm of Riggs 4 Co., Washington
ID. c., committed suicide about s o'clock
on Thursday morning, by shooting himself
in the head with pistol.
General w. j. Hardee, of Selma, Ala,
died at Wytheville, Virginia, on the 9th
instant His remains were taken to Sell
ma. General Hardee was formerly pro-
fessor at West Point was the author of
the well known Hardees tactics went
South in the late war, and distinguished
himself in various actions.
At Conception, Texas, on the 9th inst,
eight armed Mexicans entered the store of
Mr.. Schubert and carried away IA large
amount of money and arms" No attempt
was made to arrest the gang, who are sup
posed to have crossed into Mexico Sever
al Of them were recognized, including
Leonardo Flores, Manuel Gonzales and
Abram Garcia, noted desperadoes,
Judge Underwood of the United States
District Court in Virginia, was assaulted
on Tuesday by the owner of the McVeigh
property in Alexandria, which Underwood
purchased under the con6scation act for a
mere song. The Judge accepted the
punishment with judicial calmness, and no
consequences seemed to have followed
McVeigh's actions.
As a locomotive was entering the old
round house of the Boston and Albany
Railroad, in Springfield, Mass, on Monday
morning, gust Of wind blew some Goals
from the ire-box into pile of kindling
and set the building in flames. Only two
locomotives were got out, aud everything
else inside the walls was consumed. Fif-
teen locomotives, six extra tenders and two
snow ploughs were destroyed. Owing to
the salvage on the engines and tenders the
loss will not be more than 100000.
There was no insurance.
Three men, sus pected of having caused
the incendiary fires at Canastota, N. Y
have been arrested. One of these is vii.
liam Stone, lawyer '.of moro than ordi.
nary ability" but who ''has of late borne a
bad reputation; another, named Wood