The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-06-20

On Saturday morning snow fell at Man
ton Station, on the Grand Rapids and In
diana Railroad, in Michigan, land contin-
ued for some time"
Some English papers are discussing the
! question whether If smoking was allowed
during divine service it would not increase
the attendance at church.
The sixth annual Convention of the
Episcopal Diocese of Central New York,
in session at Auburn, adjourned on the
10th, after adopting 'yery strong" resolu-
tons against Ritualism.
The new United States steamer Enter
prise was launched Mt Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, on Saturday last. She is one
OF the six Government vessels built by
private contract, and the first Of such com.
pleted
A Calcutta telegram says that the pros.
poets for the future crops in India, are
greatly improved by copious rains now fall.
ing throughout the country Three hun
dred thousand people are being fed by the
Government.
The frigate Constellation, with the mid
shipmen from the Naval Academy, arrived
at Fortress Monroe on Monday, She will
cruise, during the summer months. along
the North Atlantic coast, making New
London her headquarters.
Edward Lucas, alias Scott, colored
man, arrested for completely in murder
was taken from the officers near Shreye.
port, La. on the llth inst by mob, and
hanged. He makes the third man lynch.
cd for alleged completely in the same muir.
der.
Vessels arriving at Nova Seotian ports
this season report an unusual number of
icebergs at sea. The captain Of vessel
which recently arrived at Sydney says that
he passed east Of the Grand Bank an ice
berg Of immense size, its length being 4
miles, width miles, height 400 feet.
There are now no fewer than seven gi.
RATES. in the Central Park menagerie. A
couple OF rattlesnakes have Just been adj.
ded, but they are not the immense ones
OF last year. A magnificent specimen
OF South American jaguar is among the
latest additions to the carnivorium.
The Bullock Press Company have
brought suit against the proprietors of the
New York Times for the infringement Of
their patent. This infringement consists
in setting up and using one Of the so called
Walter printing machines, such as the
London Times has employed for some time
past
A singular circumstance took place on
the farm Of George u. Tybout, in Red Lion
hundred, Del. recently. In one of his
large fields fifty steers were feeding, when
they commenced racing one of their num-
Der, and after long chase il fell from ex-
haustion, and the herd passing over it
trampled it to death.
A thousand pounds OF nltro-glycerine
in the Government magazine four miles
above Shreveport, Louisiana, exploded on
the 18th with terrific force. The concus-
sion was so great that the whole population
Of Shreveport rushed into the streets
Houses were shaken aud windows broken.
but no lives were lost.
The new liquor law Of Mississippi re-
quires that no person shall be licensed to
retail liquor until he has first secured the
recommendation of more than half the men
over twenty-one years Of age. and more
than hall the women over eighteen years
ofage in the corporation or township where
he desires the license.
The Wilmington Commercial publishes
statement showing that over two hundred
and twenty iron ships, mostly steam yes.
sells, have been built in the yards of that
city, and states that this is a far greater
number than has been constructed in ali
the other yards Of the United States To-
gether. 1t estimates that the total num-
Der Of iron ships built elsewhere will mo-
badly not exceed fifty.
The great land case between settlers ON
the Usage cedcd lands 10 Kansas. and the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, and the Leay-
enworth, Lawrence and Gulf Railroads,
was argued on Monday in the United States
Circuit Court at i.cayenworth. Tho title
70 $4,000 acres ofland, valued OF s5, 0OO.-
900 and the houses of twenty thousand
settlers are involved. A decision i expcc-
ted before the Court adjourns.
The Boston Herald announces that n
new counterfeit of the recent issue Of fiftv.
cent script has Just made its appearance,
II Is one-slxtcenth Of an inch shorter in
length and width than the genuine. and
the line connecting the two upright lines
OF the letter n in the small words eagroped
engraring and priating at the eud Of the
script Is reversed 10 every instance but one,
In the counterfeit there is no distinction
between the white cravat and shirt bosom
Of Samuel Dexter, while il the genuine
they are well defined.
There was riot among the Chinese al
Beaver Falls, Pa. on Saturday Their
superintendent, All Chuck, refused to dis.
tribute rice to the Cinnamon who would
not work, whereupon the latter procured
knives, pistols and rope to put an end "a
his existence. All Chuck fled to biz
house, pursued BY mob Of $50 Of his
eountrymea, when policeman appeared
on the scene and began sknocking them
right and left. With the assistance Of 4
number Of citizens the policeman finally
quelied the riot and arrested twelve Of the
rinsleaders, who are now IN Jail.