The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-08-08
News of the Week.

Six men have been arrested at San Fran
cisco for the murder Of circus eniploye,
named james Ramsey.
Hon. J. A. j. Creswell has been desig-
mated as council for the government in the
case Of the Alabama claims.
The St. Johns North Star says, there
are six hundred and fifty vessels fishing
off the coast of Newfoundland.
A Baltimore paper announces that Gov.
ernor Groome will soon take to himself
better half, who now resides il that city.
John Huges, coal trimmer, fell into
the hold of a schooner, at Baltimore, on
Saturday, and died of his injuries in few
hours.
A day or two after the Pittsburg food
living child was found in crib floating
on the Ohio river thirty two miles below
Pttsburg.
Six thousand dollars worth Of diamonds
are reported to have been stolen from
house on Ninth street, New York, on Sat
urday night.
The total lives lost by the food ut Pitts
burg and Allegheny City, so far as known,
is 1873. The damage to the streets and
sewers is $4,000.
Calvert county, with a population of
100000 has no almshouse, and only about
$1,000 year is needed to support the
paupers of the county.
A party Of Indians with their squaws
recently made decent upon Warren, Pa.
not, however, 10 raise scalps, but to raise
the wind by the sale of berries.
A sail boat was capsized in Boston har-
Dor by squall on Friday afternoon, and
three young men were drowned-namcly,
B. Frank Snow, aged u James II. Blake,
aged &c; and Frank Phillips, aged TO-
A gang of Indians raidod near Bozc.
mad, Montana, few days since, and car
ried of two white men, The town of San
Saba, in Texas, was plundered by Indians,
a few days ago, offs large number ofhorses
and mules.
About s6,000,0O0 worth of sugar was
lost during the food in Louisiana OF
the rice crop destroyed by the overflow il
is estimated that about 5,034, $40 pounds
have been lost which, valued ut " cents
aggregates s3ll ,996. .
The Citizens National Bank of Washing
ton-rcmoved from Hagerstown--begin
business on Monday Ex-Postmaster Gen
eral Cresswell IS one oil Its directors, and
on the LIST OF January next he will succeed
Mr. Tome as Its President
The tomb Of Lincoln, at Springfield, was
opened, last week, to allow the remains to
be viewed by prominent friends 1t is
stated that the body is us natural, appar-
eu''y' as .nc uay y was la'u AWAY WIN
.Ie n '''' '"' upper up " so"'c'
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MI Edgar IL. Strong, OF tue IraPpe, IN
Kent county, has sold his trotting horse,
captain Jack, to Dr. Slater, OF Balti-
more, Tor so,ooo cash. The horse Is be-
ileyed to be well worth the money. 1t is
said he trotted In z ~ on Monday, the
uay nc was sou
1t is said that France and England
have given aid and comfort to the Carlist
insurgents against the Republicans in
Spain, and that the Emperor OF Germany
has given to those powers a hint to keep
their hands oil. The Emperor, 1t is allcg-
ed, Is DESTROYS OF putting scion OF Hob
enzollern on the throne OF Spain.
vi saturday tne governor OF louisiana
siShca warrant ior inc execution, on the
is' ins'' o, Anarew rerfy, Jonh nose,
antoine Maurei, Joseph Williams and
james Robertson, convicted OF having
murdered and robbed Elisha Eastwood, IN
assumption parish, last April. One OF
inc cuipri's Is white' the others are coiored.
A vigilance committee has been formed
in Kansas, comprising one hundred mem.
bers, in Wcllineton and other places far
tho purpose of lynching horse thieves.
Chas, Brook, William Brook and Charles
Smith were hanged by the vigilance com
mittee, near Wellington, on Thursday
night, and before their death made con
LESSONS duplicating others.
Petitions are circulatin., nj West Che,.
ter for the pardon of Uddcrzook or the
Communication ofhis death sentence. They
have not, so far, been very numerously
signed, Mr.. Perdue. ono Of Udderzookfs
counsel, has also drawn up memorial
asking for narlon mr. co,nmul,t;on mainly
upon the grounds which were held to be
insufficient to secure new trial.
Tho c.rl;sts have wo, =, .,hor ;,..
tant victory ovcr The Renahl;san sar.ss
defea,iny two column. ostroons m,roh;ng
10 the rcl;of az Olet I, ~ mean,;,aoo
the att;tudc If Germa,v i beeou;n, a n'aro
thre.tsn;ng every INV towarIs ,hc Cs,l;s,s
and Il viii no, he suynr;s;ng r. Rism"reI
winds nm tho war in = yorS sudden and
neremn,pyv manner Franec has hson
warned 10 ce,se a;y;n, all nd comfar, ~
The Carl;s,s y
T ~
iue c',y ol iren'oh, Now Jersey, was
~ ~ mouuay Dn Tue seIse o. a'sas'er sun
"a ca y Una: "nicl ov wen the peace,