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

of "a daily average of fifty eight and
half tons of matter sent from New York,
over forty nine tons are newspapers, mag.
azines, phamphlets, books, and transient
printed matter.
The work on the Hanover and York
Railroad is progressing finely. Already
about three miles are graded, and the
bridge crossing the Codorus creek at York
is going up.
A bronze statue of Gen. Scott, heroic
size, has just been erected at the Old Sol
diers' Home in Washington, by Mr.. Launt
Thompson. As work of art Washington
has nothing to compare with it.
G. c. Fulton, editor of the Baltimore
American, sold on Tuesday last, six acres,
divided into l40 building lots, situated on
Fulton and Patterson avenues, Baltimore.
for $50 ,220 an average of 500 per front
foot.
At Memphis on Monday, Thomas Far
rell, white man, disputed with colorod
man named Henry Porter concerning the
Civil Rights bill, whereupon the latter
cut Farrell with a razor across the abdo-
men, letting out theiintestines.
The Committee on the judiciary. of the
House of Representatives, have reported
in favor Of granting the petition of Miss
Susan b. Anthony to have her fine for H.
legal voting RENTED, because she was
refused trial by jury.
William Banker, conductor for the
last twenty years on the New Haven L.
Hartford railroad was arrested in New
York on the 23d ult., charged with having
embezzled $4,000 of his employers funds
during his term Of service.
Intelligence was received at Utica, n.
T., on Saturday, that Hon. Charles II.
DoOlittle, Judge of the Supreme Court Of
the. Utica District, was lost overheard
from the steamship Abyssina, on the 2lst
of May, while en- route from New York to
Europe.
The body of VIM. Lake, an ex-deputy
sheriff, was found at Big Springs, near
Memphis, on Saturday morning, almost
Invested of clothing, and the skull beaten
in. He had left Memphis the previous
night, with $3.50, and was in company
with some colored men.
Robert Duglass, an old citizen of King
William county, Va, had a dispute on Sat
urday with a colored man named Freder-
icks, regarding negroes trespassing upon
his premises. Fredericks, being enraged
struck Mr.. Duglass on the head with
heavy stick, inhicting injuries of which he
soon died.
IN a Gypsy camp on Long Island, on
Tuesday, the leader of the gang and
boy quarrelled on account of the former
having struck the boys mother. The boy
knocked down the old man, when the
latter drew revolver and shot him dead.
The camp then broke up, the Gipsies
taking the body in their carts.
Abraham Hall was arrested near Lima,
Ohio, on Saturday, and VIM. Rathburn
was arrested at Fort Wayne, Ind, Monday,
for counterfeiting. There was captured
with them large quantity Of so cent cur.
rency, with the Stanton head, and ten
dollar notes on the First National Bank
of Delphi, Ind, altered from ones.
As the Atlantic express train from St.
Louis was passing between New Buffalo
and Niles, Mich, on Friday night two men
broke into the express car, where the agent
was arranging his money packages. One
Of the robbers managed to get off with
$1,000, but the other was shot dead BY
the agent, who was himself severely in
jured during the struggle.
Two deaths have occurred at Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, from trichina, caused by
eating raw hams. A post norton exami-
nation has been made of the body. A
powerful microscope made visible thou
sands of trichina moving like snakes and
resembling boa constructors. In the space
Of an inch sixty-fve were counted and
there were doubtless millions in the body,
He suffered terribly before death.
The convicts in the Missouri State
Penitentiary, at Jefferson City, mutinied
on Monday, alleging as the. reason bad
quality and short quantity Of the provisions
furnished them but upon being promised
an abundance to eat, and of good quality,
order was restored A second revolt.
however, broke out in the shoe shop dur.
ing the afternoon, and threats were made
to burn the prison. A company of armed
citizens were called in, and their appear
ance on the line ready to FIRE overawed
the mutineers, and all of the convicts
retired to their cells aud were locked in.
A man named Murphy, who said he
came from Stewart county. Tennessee
went to farm house in Upton county, in
the same State, on Saturday, and killed
Mrs. Milton Donaldson by striking her ON
the head with an axe. He then assaulted
and MORALLY wounded colored servant
girl, who gave the alarm. Murphy was
caught, and acknowledged the assault on
the girl, but denied that he had murdered
Mrs. Donaldson. He was shot dead by
the mob. His object was the robbery Of
Mrs. Donaldson's safe, which, he supposed,
contained several thousand dollars.
The Chicago Times publishes several
columns ofcrop reports from various points
throughout the States Of Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota
and Kansas, from which il appears that
the average acreage ofw wheat sown is mcuh
in excess of last year, and that the yield
promises to be quite up TO the average
and in corn, oats and barley fully up to
the average. The average amount Of land
has been seeded, and crops win be large.
Fruits Of all kinds never looked better.
In several counties in Iowa, Kansas and
Minnesota grasshoppers and chinch bugs
have made their appearance.