The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-07-19

potatoes promise well.
Adyices from various parts of New York
State say the crops are less affected by the
prolonged drought than was expected.
A furious wind and rain storm passed
over Wallacctown, Canada, Monday doing
great damage to buildings.
A meeting of the Southern Dental Asso-
citation will be held at Baltimore ON the
29th inst
One hundred aud thirteen deaths from
cholera morbus were reported in New York
last week.
The forests of Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota produced last year 800, 900, 900
feet of timber.
Commodore William NJ. Glendy, United
States Navy, on the retired list, died on
Wednesday in Baltimore, aged ~ years.
The woods are on fire between Cape
May Court House and SWANS Station. in
New Jersey.
David Nesbitt shot Mary A. Hopwood,
at Lindsay, Canada, on Saturday, because
she refused to accept his attentions"
Out of 1913 deaths reported last week in
Philadelphia 300 we're under two years of
age, and ofthat number 50 died of cholera
infaBtum.
Detectives on Tuesday arrested at
Piedmont John Heating, who is charged
with having pcrpetrated the recent heavy
forgerics in Washington city bonds.
Portions of Ohio were again devastated
by heavy storms Of rain and wind on
Tuesday, and several persons were killed
by lightning
A fire at the Navy Department build
ing, in Washington, Tuesday morning,
caused n loss Of nearly $4,000. None Of
the more important papers were destroyed.
The barn Of T. l.. Monson, at Whately,
Mass, was burned on Monday, with forty
tons of tobacco, twenty-five tons Of hay,
five cows and two hogs Loss $4,000
1t is said that some of JEFF. Dayis's
former slaves serenaded him while he was
in st. Louis, and that he invited them
in; and after little chat about old times
made each present.
The crop reports from Arkansas, North.
ern Mississippi and Western Tennessee are
favorable, although drought is now feared.
In some portions of Mississippi the cotton
caterpillar has appeared.
Sixty-three Senators of the United
States have drawn their "back pay, but
fifteen of these have returned the amounts
received by them to the Treasury, leaving
forty-eight who have pockcted the grab.
Agricultural laborers are so scarce in
some parts of France that the Minister of
War has decided that, for the approaching
harvest, all the soldiers who can be spared
from their regiments shall be placed at the
disposal of the agriculturists
A sailboat was capsized by a squal off
Willow Grove, ten miles below Baltimore,
Monday evening, and four young men
were drowned namely Miller Spence,
aged II; Jacob Andrew, 2l; Baldwin
Wilson, Is, and George Cook, 20.
A golden wedding was recently celebra-
ted at Cumberland, Il. l., at which were
present, as guests, the minister who mar
ried the now aged couple, and another
couple who had acted as groomsman and
bridesmaid.
a iady IN Lynn, Mass recently sold
Dag Oh rags % peddler, and afterwards
remembered that she had hidden notes and
other valuables to the extent of $4,000 in
it. She started on the track of the ped
dler, found him at Salem, and was fortu-
nate enough 10 recover her treasure.
a vigilance committee Is doing thorough
WORK IN Wetzel county, West Virginia.
IL mas hanged one man and driven hive
families, VINO We're Implicated in recent
rooberies and outrages, out OF the State,
nv. ~ puln"s 'h.i' HOUSES 'nu destroying
''' Improvements Wv, ""' '''aos
The cholera has not yet disappeared
from the West. In the cities sanitary
precautions have done much to abate its
prevalence, but in the southwest corner of
Indiana the disease is raging fearfully.
Thirty-seven deaths have occurred in the
little town oil Mount vernon, and business
there has been suspended by the scourge.
The board of State fishery police ended
Mt Annapolis on Wednesday the inyestiga-
ton of the charges of neglect ofduty. etc, |
preferred against Capt. Timmons. comman. |
der of the State fishery police. by the grand
Jury of Talbot county. Md. The board
unanimously exonerated Captain Timmons
of all the charges preferred.
Reports from all sections of Virginia
represent the oats crop ms the finest seen
in the State for many wears. The wheat
has been harvested, and will hardly Weld
an average. Copious rains have been
general throughout the State the past two
weeks. and the corn crop is very promis-
ing
H. o,do., .,ovo N ,,,o Itn;,o1 st,,os :.
one which warns the hall of the capital in
Richmond, Virginia. II was made in
England, aud sent to Richmond in ITO,
and warmed the House of Burgesses for