The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-11-14

Visions have boon sent from Cleveland,
Ohio, to the destitute districts Of Nebraska
A forest fire, which has been burning
near Hatfield, Mass, for week past, wa.
checked, after destroying 600 acres Of
timber
Memphis has a colored man who eau
mentally add, subtract or multiply any
given numbers, but cannot tell how he
does IT,
There arc nine farms in Stanislaus
county, California, assessed for more than
10000 acres. The largest is farm Of
30, l48 acres.
Rev. Milton Il. Hyson, OF the Method
ist Episcopal Church, fell in his pulpit, at
Washington, on Sunday, and died soon
after, of congestion of the brain.
The grave of Thomas Paine, near New
Rochelle, N. u, is said to ha We been com
pletely obliterated by the owner Of the
farm on which it is situated.
II is said that Mrs Ross Church, a
daughter of Captain Marryatt, is about
coming to this country to give public
readings. She is well known as novelist.
The body of lady recently exhumed
at Ephrata, New York, was found to be
as hard as stone and TO weigh 600 pounds,
or $50 pounds more than at the time of
burial.
The forest aud swamp fires in the
vicinity of Cleveland, Ohio, were extin-
guished on Sunday night by fall of rain,
and the atmosphere Of Cleveland was clear
on Monday.
Two boys, named Couch and Cushion,
each about fifteen years of age, quarrelled
at Salisbury, n. II. on Sunday, and
Cushion chased the other into his fathers
house, and killed him with club.
London, it is estimated, has 100 railway
stations within her limits Seven hundred
trains daily pass the Clspham Junction,
and single railway (the Metropolitan
carried last year 43,O00,O0O passengers.
At Central Village, near Plain6eld,
Conn last Saturday, a boy Of II years
shot his two-year old brother dead and
fatally wounded his sister. He did the
shooting with al old gun which had been
left loaded in a bedroom.
Thursday the 18th inst was fixed as
the day of the execution Of Undertook, at
Westchester, Pa for the murder Of W. s.
Goss, of Baltimore. Irving and 0'Mara
we're hung at Montrose, Pa. on the same
day, for the murder of OMara's sister.
A thief attempted to rob lady in the
vestibule Of the Cathedral, at Baltimore
at six O'Clock in the evening, recently, but
fortunately the lady's struggles attracted
the attention of some persons in the build
ing, and the thief took fight.
Rev. J, Il. Gerdeman of the Catholic
Church in Philadelphia is reported t.
have disappeared with the female organist
who played at st. Boniface's Church, o
which he was pastor, and to have takei
some 100000 Of the funds of the churcl
with him.
An alarm Of fire was raised durin,
special services in the French Paris Churcl
at Montreal, Monday morning, and thu
congregation made a rush for the doors
Three hundred people were trampled upon
in the press, and many Of them were ia
tally injured.
The smallpox prevails in Montreal and
is increasing there The Hotel Dieu anC
the General Hospital are oyercrowdeC
with the sick, and house has been takeI
for additional accommodation. Ten pa
tients have been received in this hous,
since Saturday.
1t is stated that there are fully forty
thousand people in Kansas and Nebraski
who are either now, or will shortly be, il
absolute want Of the necessaries Of life
Professor Smith, of st. Louis, earnestly
appeals to the people of the whole countr,
to send them aid in the shape of provision
and clothing as speedily as possible.
DR.. VIM. Parker, of Connellsyille, Pa
arrested on the 10Th ultimo, on the charg'
of using the United States mails I,
defraud members Of the English Parliamen
sending begging letters-had hearing
at Pittsburg, Pa. Tuesday, and was com
mitted in default of $4,000 bail. TIL,
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