The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-11-28
News of the Week.


james Iglchart, the oldest citizen of
Annapolis, died Sunday morning, aged So.
The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia
cost 81 100000, with the ground on which
it stands.
Counterfeit twenty dollar notes of the
Market National Bank, New York, are In
circulation.
Nearly one hundred seizures of liquors,
mostly small stocks, were made in Boston
on Saturday.
At recent San Francisco wedding, the
present from the brides father TO the
bride was 81 100000.
The new State Normal School building
will be erected at Lafayette Square, Bal
timorc, and will cost $40, 900.
Revivalist Hammond has just closed q
revival at Nashua, N. II. where he made
over four hundred conversions.
Another grain corner" in Chicago is
reported, which has succeeded in matcri-
ally raising the price Of corn.
The approaching marriage is announced
of granddaughter of Fenimore Cooper
to a granddaughter of Washington Irving.
VIM. b. Astor of New York, is over
eighty years of age, and is troubled by the
care of seventy million dollars worth of
property.
A train of cars containing 200 tons of
copper ore. valued at $4,000, was recent
ly reported to be en- route from San Fran
cisco to Baltimore.
Texas is proud of Dr. Peter Gonsalus,
aged seventy-six, who has taken to himself
six consecutive wives, and given paternity
TO fifty four children.
In the case of the libel suit brought by
Henry C. Bowen against Demas Barnes,
of the Brooklyn Argus, the jury last Wed
nesday found verdict of not guilty
A Reformed Episcopal Church has been
opened in Pittsburg, and another in East
Liberty, one Of its suburbs. Bishop Cum
Minis has been preaching recently in Can
ada
Very large bass are being captured in
the Potomac near Hagerstown. Two last
weck--one weighing five pounds and
three ounces, aud the other exactly five
pounds.
A bill will be introduced in Congress
this session for the abolition Of the Marine
Corps as a separate organization and its
incorporation into the army as a regular
regiment.
The banks of the Susquehanna river,
between Lock Haven and Williamsport,
have just been cleared of 100000 feet of
logs, which had lodged there since the
spring foods,
A train on the Bridgeton, and Port
Norris Railroad, in New Jersey few
days ago, ran down and killed large gray
fox, which in running, persisted in keep
ing on the track
George Victor and Lewis Godfrey,
suspected of stealing a horse and wagon at
Washington, d. c. arc in jail at Hagers-
town. The horse had glass eye, and
was therefore especially recognizable.
T. l.. Jones, Clerk elect of the Court of
Appeals of Kentucky, who was recently
declared ineligible by reason of participa-
ton in duel, has signifed his intention
of appealing to the Court of Appeals
A woman obtained divorce from her
husband in Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
recently, on the ground Of cruelty. They
had been married ~ years, and have had
l3 children, most of whom are married
Commissioner Smith, in his report of
Indian affairs, accuses Gen. Custer of
lying about the existence of gold in the
Black Hills. If the accusation is unjust,
Custer cannot afford to leave it without
REPUTATION.
The Easton Nd. Ledger says -" Goldfish
have been caught in Choptank river dur.
ing the past week. The specimen we saw
was only six inches long, but we under.
stand an Is inch cod was captured with a
hook and line.
The duck season, says the Havrc de
Grace Republican of last week, is now
fairly opened, and great many have been
killed during the present week Black
heads are retailing at so cents, red heads
81, and canvas backs sl.25 per pair.
Serious riots have occurred at the Fair
lawn Colliery, near Scranton, Pa. between
the strikers aud the new hands. A fight
in which 600 men took part occurred OH
Thursday. The determined attitude of
the new hands has prevented any further
outlook,
The trot for purse of $4,000, mile
heats, best three in FIVE, at San Francisco,
postponed from the eth instant, came of
on Saturday, and was won by Judge Full
lertou The other competing horses were
0ccident and Sam Purdy, Timo-2.20!,
1929, 2.21l.
Greenlcaf W. Appleton, the dehulting
cashier Of the State Bank Of New Bruins
wick, who swindled the banking company
and Others out of 5000, 900, year ago,
has been heard from at Paris, where
Wright Robin, Of New Brunswick re.
ports that he met him.
The fair at Muskogee, Indian Territory,
on the 9th ult. lacked no beautiful horses,
charming pigs nor lovely poultry. There
were wagons made by Cherokees, and
cotton raised by Creeks and Seminoles /;
and there was an address breathing words
of encouragement" as We are informed.
Miss Caroline +. Tiffany, of Newark,
N. j. who, about month ago was mar
ried to DIR. Alexander, of Baltimore, was
recently found in an insensible condition
in her bedroom at her fathers residence,
in Newark, and died after few hours.
Congestion of the brain was the cause.
Four young lawyers of Washington in
dulged in drunken spree in law office
in that city on Saturday night. They
drank three gallons Of Port wine from a
kcg, and the result was that one of them
died during the night from what physi-
clan who was called in termed dacute
apoplexy," and another is very ILL.,
The wrestling match for $500 and the
championship of New Jersey, took place
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