The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-08-22

Weston il to walk AT the annual fair of
the Cayuga Agricultural Society next
month.
Westinghouse 4 Co.'S agricultural works,
at Schenectady, n. Y. we're burned Mon.
day night Loss about $4,000.
Boston Corbett the cstimabe patriot
who snapped his cap at Wilkes Booth, is
now dealing in hats in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Ann Cummerford was fatally burn
cd in New Haven on Saturday, while kind
ling fire with the assistance of kerosene.
A. gentleman at Quantico, Wieomeo
county, Md claims to have raised one bushel
of Early Rose potatoes from one single
potato.
Elias Schilling was drowned while bath
ing at Long Branch, on Saturday. He
was leader Of an orchestra at one of the
hotels.
II is believed that tho principal collier
les in the Pottsyille, Pa region will sus-
pend operations until September | to raise
the price of coal
In New York, it has been observed
that the hydrophobia scare banished the
cholera, and now the Brook Ign scnndalhas
banished the hydrophobia.
While Il. NJ. Dennison was riding in a
New York Street car on Saturday night
his pocket was picked ofSl7 900 worth of
schuykill county coal stock.
Allen Craig was found dead in the
streets of Keenc, n, II on Saturday night,
with his throat cut, A. Mclaughlin was
arrested on suspicion of being the murderer
A New York policeman named McGrath,
and young lady. named Mcclure, were
drowned while bathing at Coney Island,
on Saturday. He lost his life while try
ing TO save hers.
President Grant has declined to deliver
the address at the dedication of the Lin
coin monument in Springfield, ILL., but the
committee have written to him again asking
him to reconsider his refusal
Kite-hying is just now the principal
amusement Of the Juveniles Of Baltimore,
Three boys have been killed within day
or two by falling from the tops Of houses
while engaged in flying kites.
Extensive bush fires are raging in parts
of CANADA, The village of Aylmer, Ont
was threatened on Monday, with destruc
ton owing to the high winds Much
valuable timber has been burned
In New York on Monday night some
miscreants entered the stable of Patrick
Dryer, and stabbed nine fine horses Six
were found dead Tuesday morning, and
the others are not expected to live.
Miss Mary f. Pomcroy, the alleged vie
tim of Roy. John S. Glendcnning, died at
jersey city Tuesday morning. Imam ante
mortcm statement, she charged Glenacn-
ming with being the father of her child.
Antonio Lopez, an Italian music teach.
er, was fatally beaten in Brooklyn on Sat
nrday by Edward Hanger, Lopez was
walking with a woman to whom Hanger
was "paying attentions" hence the attack
Robert Castleberg was arrested on the
train for Boston, on Monday night, char
ged with grand larceny. The prisoner
admitted disposing of $4,000 worth of
diamonds belonging to parties in New York
He is a native of Baltimore, and formerly
bore good character.
Lord Dufferin, the Governor General of
Canada, is in Chicago. He was received
by the Board Of Trade of that city ON
Monday, aud made brief speech, express.
ing friendly sentiments toward the United
States.
The new play of Passions Perils,' at
the Atheneum Theatre, Boston, on hint
from the authorities, has been Withdrawn
from the stage The play is founded on
the Beecher-Tilton scandal, and is eonsid.
cred immoral by the city fathers.
A "war of races is reported in Edge.
field county, South Carolina The Asso-
ciated Press agent at Augusta, Georgia,
informs us that party of armed whites
left there on Tuesday afternoon to partici-
pate in the conflict, and that others were
making preparation.
The Mark Lane Express, the leading
English authority on the breadstutfs mar
ket, estimates the English crop at seven
per cent. below the average. The new
crop is coming in aud prices have down
ward tendency Export demand for the
French market has dropped of. fe
William McPhail, bell boy of hotel at
Saratoga, disappeared on Saturday after
noon with a $500 bill, which he was sent
20 get changed He is about twenty years
ofage, five feet four in height, and light
haired. He wore blue cloth sack coat,
dark pantaloons, and light straw hat.
John Taliaferro, colored, was taken frem
the jail at Martinsburg, w. Va. By a mob
last Thursday night, and hanged He was
under sentence Of death for the murder Of
Annie Butler, white girl, II years of
age, but an appeal had been taken from
the sentence, aud was to have been ar
gued ON Saturday.
The weather at New Orleans was very
oppressive last week, the thermometer
marking aS to 100 in the shade. Sudden
deaths and sunstrokes were numerous
Five deaths FROM sunstroke were reported
on Friday. The weather was also excess
lively hot Mt Memphis, and fourteen deaths
we're reported during ,lle week
Captain A. II. Butler, local agent Of the
Soath Carolina Kailroad, at Anguish. Ga.
was shot Saturday by drunken negro
named Muller, in the head and cannot
i've. The shooting was uuprovokel The
most intense cxcitement prevailed IN, An.
gusta on account Of the dastardly crime.
Muller was subsequently captured and shot
Seven hundred citizens of st Martins
Parish, Louisiana, assembled at the court
house in st, Martinsyille, ON Monday, and
demanded the resignation ofall tlicparish
officers. The officers resigned, protesting
that they yielded only TO superior force,
aud no violence was offered to them OF
The seven hundren citizens, about ave
hundred were mounted.
The crops in Arkansas and Kentucky
have been greatly injured by excessively
not and dry weather. In Arkansas not
more than fourth of the usual harvest is
expected. In Kentucky, retnrns Of the
fs.l.. asf &.