The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-11
Itsms d News.
Kentucky was settled q April, ira

A heavy snow prevailed on Thursday
night in Ohio, Kentucky. and as far south
as Memphis, Tennessee.
\ snow-sloun began at five O'Clock
Sunday morning at Chicago, aud continued
twelve hours. Six inches fell
One Of our contemporaries remarks shat
it is hard that a newspaper should have to
pay bills like other people and not collect
any
Annette Mckee, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, is
the wealthiest young lady in America.
She has s2,0OO,OOO in her own right,
She is single.
In England recently a man attending
the funeral Of his father was arrested for
an offence committed fourteen years pre-
viously.
In a recent trial in New York it was
shown that patent medicine men can get
almanac certificates Of the wonderful
virtues of their medicines for fifty cents
per head.
Last week ago, when the food in the
Mississippi was at its height, the width Of
the river from Cairo all the way to the
Gulf, was not less than forty miles, and In
some places it reached sixty miles.
At Oakland Park, San Francisco, on
the ID instant, Lady Mac won five mile
trot against jerome and Omaha, in thirteen
minutes This is said to be the best time
recorded in a five mile trotting race.
While seven men were loading barge
with sand at Memphis, Tenn, on Saturday
about quarter Of an acre Of the bluff fell
upon them, burying the barge and four Of
the men in 100 feet of water,
The creyasse near Thibodeaux, La, is
three miles above that town, instead Of be-
low it, as first reported. 1t is on Bragg's
plantation and at last accounts was 200
feet wide. Fourteen plantations are sub
merged
The " Monocaey Flour Mill, one the
largest merchant -four mills in Frederick
county, owned by T. c. Deleplainc, was
sold at trustees sale on Wednesday, in
Frederick city, to Charles Simmons, of
Buckeystown district, for about $4,000
The Ashantee War cost England ST.
100000, which sum parliament is asked
to pay. OF this 81 ,2S5,000 was for the
army 81 sos, 900 for the navy; $500, 900
for provisions aud forage sl50,000 for
clothing aud the balance for transporta.
ton and other supplies
An examination of tho affairs Of the
National Bank Of Brighton, Mass, has
revealed "misappropriation" of its funds
to the amount of $40, 600 or 500, 600 by
one Of its officials 1t is stated that prop
erty covering the amount of the theft has
been surrendered to the badM.
Mr. Lewis Peterman. of New Freedom,
York county, Pa, has very extraordina-
ry hen. She performed very wonderful
trick on last Sunday, She laid an egg
regularly every day last week aud on Sun.
day she laid four eggs, and is laying on as
usual. The above is not a story, but a
truth which can at any time be proven.
A special despatch from Helena, Arkan.
sas, dated April 8, says the Hasipukany
levce, near Sunaower, Miss, broke again
last night. The break is now one hundred
yards wide, and endangers the whole Of the
SunAower and Yazoo river bottoms, which
are among the richest in the Mississippi
Valley.
Henry Howard Esq, late agent of the
British Government under the Mixed
Commission, will disburse the money
awarded by it to British claimants. The
amount little less than $1,000, 600
will be paid by the United States to the
British Government by the 26th Of Sep
TENDER next, aud win be then paid by Mr..
Howard to the claimants or their legal
representatives..
At recent sale in London Of old China
the prices paid for some of the articles ap-
pear almost fabulous. A cup and saucer
in old Sevres was sold for Sl9S. Another
cup and saucer for S945. A rosewater
ever and bash for $1,000. A pair of
vases, richly painted, each Z ! inches long,
for $3.50, and second pair of vases, III
inches high, for the enormous sum Of
s34,125.
II is stated that the number Of cans Of
peaches packed last year approximated
about l2,000,000, tomatoes $4,000, 600,
and corn from 100000 to 100000.
The headquarters of peach canning are in
Maryland and Delaware. Large quaint
ties Of oysters are also put up along the
Chesapeake. Tomatoes come chiefly from
New Jersey, Maryland, New York and the
Eastern States; canned corn and Holsters
from Maine.
D. d. Williams, Cashier of the National
Bank Of Conneautyille, Pa, which was re-
ported robbed some weeks ago, was arrest
ed on the Sd instant, he having been sur
rendered by his bail. On the morning of
the reported robbery, Williams was found
in the bank gagged and senselcss, or ap-
parently so. A recent examination Of the
banks books has revealed defalcation of
s2I 1900, in addition to the reported rob.
berry Of St7 900, and this has thrown sus.
picion on Williams.
A letter from Havana says the Informs
ton obtained about the recent battle of
Guasimas shows that it was one Of the
hardest fights which have taken place be-
tween the insurgents and Spaniards. The
Spanish force was 300G, and the Spaniards
lost forty officers killed and wounded,
Most Of the cavalry was cut down, only
few escaping to Puerto Principe. A COL
umn Of 1000, which left Puerto Principe,
was attacked by the Cubans, but after a
severe struggle succeeded in joining the
other Spanish force.
The timely arrival Of the English
steamship Greece prevented horrible
catastrophe in mid-ocean on the I'd inst
The French steamship Europe" from
Hayre to New York, sprang leak, and
was taking water rapidly, when the Greece,
bound from Liverpool to New York, for.
tunately came up and took of her passen-
gers and crew -four hundred persons
The vessel was taken in tow, but soon
went down. Further particulars in regard
to the loss Of the Europe give no informa.
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