The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-07-05


is increasing.
A female hermit, who has lately been
discovered living in cave near Perryville,
Cecil county, is attracting much attention.
Half the business portion of Thomas
vile, Ga, has been destroy ed by fire.
The loss is over sl50,000.
John Weatherby one of the ''Gallant
Six Hundred of Balaklava, committed
suicide in Jullunder, India, last month.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad has
passed into the hands of the Pennsylvania
railroad Company.
A widow in Maine has lately worked
out her tax on the highway, and the sur
yeyor said she did her work better than
any man in the town.
The debt of New York city has increas-
ed S12,000,0OO since the "reform" party
came into power This is reform with a
vengeance.
A thousand colored walters have passed
over the railroads to the Virginia springs
lately, aud summer travel has already fairly
set in.
D. j. HefIren was hanged by vigilance
committee at Salem, Ind, on Saturday
night. He killed d. II. Halstead on the
10Th inst.
A young girl at Jacksonport, Arkansas,
who has been passing herself as boy for
the last two years, has been arrested on a
charge of horse stealing
4 Cairo man warns people not to trust
his wife, and she retorts by saying that
he'll 90 without clothes all summer before
she'll take in washing torig him out again
William Furlong, charged with several
burglaries in Philadelphia was arrested in
Baltimore on Saturday, and held to await
arcquisition from Pennsylvania.
Jesse II. Grant, father of President
Grant died at his residence in Coyington,
Ky, on Sunday night last, of general
debility.
The earthquake in Italy on Sunday was
quite a serious affair. Throughout the
country north of Venice many persons
were killed and large amount of property
destroyed.
Edward Nelson, aged H. accidentally
shot himself dead in Washington, on
Saturday, while playing with his fathers
pistol. His parents were attending a
funeral at the time.
The great Phoenix Building in Provi-
dence, Il. l. was fred twice by incendia-
res on Saturday evening Three fremen
were injured and 100000 damage was
done.
A lady died in Charleston, few days
ngo, whose husband, son, brother and uncle
have all been Governor of the State of
South Carolina
At New York OH Saturday the Supreme
Court in general term affirmed the judg-
ment against the Broadway Railway Com
pany, awarding $4,000 to the widow of
Avery ID. Putnam, the victim of the scar
hook murder"
Col. Solomon Hillcn, of Baltimore, died
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, on
the 18th inst where he had stopped with
his family, ON his way to watering place
in Canada. Col. Hillen died of paralysis,
in the 63d year of his age.
The first of the series of childrens free
excursions in Baltimore took place on
Saturday, two hundred children participa.
ting. The proprictors of the Inter Ocean
newspaper, at Chicago, gave free steam
boat excursion and pic mic on Saturday to
about five hundred children.
Charles Baker, aged II, was shot dead
at the house of Henry Schellenhaus, in
Baltimore on Sunday afternoon. Schel
lenhaus and his son George, youth of IA
have been arrested The two boys had
been playing together, and the shooting
may have been accidental. A pistol wa
found in Schelenhaus' cellar
Judge Gilmor pronounced sentence o
death on james West and Levin Palmer
both colored, in the Baltimore city crimi
nal court on Saturday last. Palmer vii
be executed in Towsontown He was con
yicted of committing rape on a whit
girl in 1871. West was convicted o
numbering his paramour, Annie Gibson.
A horrible death befcl poor laborin;
man on Tuesday ut the Laurel Irol
Furnace of Mr.. d. NJ. Reese, Baltimore
on the south side Of the Basin, Willis
charging the blast furnace with ore tn,
escaping gas suffocated him and he fel
headlong into its awful depths. He WA
Immediately taken out, but life was extinct
A heavy thunderstorm passed owe
Long Island on Saturday evening. A
Flushing the residence Of DIR. Merritt ant
Simmons Hotel were struck by lightning
though but, little damaged, At Hyd
Park a barn owned by Thomas Hewlett
was struck and burned to the ground, witt
its contents. At Fosters Meadow the BAR
of Peter Wenner was struck and burned
together with the outbuildings
Hon Joseph Brooks the contestant 70
the Govemorshp of Arkansas, in speed
at Little Rock, on Friday night, said h
had no doubt that the Circuit Court, be
fore which he had brought suit for tn
Office of Governor, would decide in his ii
vor. As soon as it should so decide b
would qualify and take possession of tn
Office, even if be had to do it by force.
While Mr.. David Webb and anothe
gentleman, named Houseman, were takini
home a large quantity of Fourth of Jul
fireworks in hack, near Columbus, o., o
Friday night, a lighted cigar fell into th
fireworks and caused an explosion. Tn
top of the carriage was blown off, and NJ
Webb thrown into ditch and so terribl
burned that his recovery is doubtful. NJ
Housemau was also badly injured, Web
was passenger agent Of the Baltmor
and Ohio Railroad Company,
A walking match took place Wcdnesda
from Annprior to Ottawa, distance
40 miles, for 800 side, between Pac
an English professional pedestrian, an
Sparks, land surveyor The men starte
from Annprior at 40, A. NJ. and whe
half way Pace led by a half mile. lie
miles from Ottawa he suddenly gave GU
and Sparks came in the winner at l2.2
O'Clock, 2. d. having walked the distan'
within eight hours. Pace was the fayo