The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-09-26
News Of the Week.

The assessed value Of property in Cali
foruia amounts to 5000, 900, trf
The farmers throughout New England
are apprehcnsive Of return Of the potato
rot
Forest fires are rag ing on Long Island,
in the neighborhood Of Medford, Bellport
aud Brentwood.
The estimated cost Of public school
education in Nav York city for the year
1875 is s3,6S3,0O0
Therepair shops of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, at Petersburg, West Va. were
burned on Sunday last. Loss over 500, 900.
Mr.. Prettman, Postmaster at Marietta,
Ga has been arrested for embezzlement
He was clergyman by profession.
james A. Scarborough, late Postmaster
at Jewett City, Colorado, who absconded
with three thousand dollars, was carried to
Leavenworth on Saturday
Fred Dockray, the American, who was
arrested in Cuba by the Spanish authori.
ties, has been landed at Santander, and it
is said, is cruelty ncarceratcd.
The City Council of Chicago have pass.
ed an amended ordinance, imposing
heavy penalty for the erection Of wooden
buildings within the city limits,
man has just died in Warsaw, Indi-
ana, who has had six wives, to tho last of
which he was married twice. He was di-
yorccd from all but one Of them.
Prot. N. r. Smith, Of Baltimore, received
letter last week from man formerly in
bis employ who threatened to assnssinatc
him unless lie was paid $780,. 1t is thought
that the man is insane.
In Baltimore, Md. on Monday night,
John Kelly, aged II, was fatally stabbed
with pen knife by William Mitchell,
aged II, and died in haitian hour. Mitch
ell was arrested.
A piece Of land situate on Broadway,
Sixth avenue and Thirty.second street,
New York, which in 1913 was sold for
$4,000, in 1862 for s45 900, changed hands
last Friday for s275,000.
The trial Of Mcdonald aud Clark for the
murder Of Amos is set for October 9Th in
the Towsontown Court 1t il understood
that Mr.. Talbot will prosecute the case
alone, without asking for the aid of Attor-
ney General Syestor.
A terrible railroad accident occurred
Thursday on the Selma, Rome aud Dalton
Railroad in Alabama. A train Of six cars
went through bridge sixty feet high, and
is total wreck. A number of persons
we're killed and wounded.
The funeral of Charles Vandevoort,
Grand Master Of the Odd Fellows Of New
York State, took place Sunday in New
York. The interment was in Greenwood
Cemetery, over six thousand Odd Fellows
escorting the body to the ferry.
Six OF the nine Gibson county prisoners,
taken to Memphis for trial, were examined
before United States Commissioner Carrot
on Saturday, and were held in 81 900 bail
each. There being no evidence against
the remainder, they were discharged.
In the school election at New Haven
on Monday religious issue was raised,
the Roman Catholics being appealed to
elect Board that would support the sec.
tartan school out of the public funds. The
result was that the Catholics were defeated,
amidst the COMMUNICATIONS of some church.
men who were opposed to raising this uu.
lucky issue.
"Big Frank" the notorious bank rob
Der, escaped second time from the jail
at New Castle, Delaware, at one O'Clock
Tuesday morning. He got out Of his cell
while the night Waterman was in the
weaving room. The Waterman on return
ing TO the corridor, saw "Frank" going
out Of the door and fired at him twice but
without effect
Albert G. Brown. of Mi.sissippi. was
brigadier.eencral of militia at nineteen, in
the Legislature NJ TWENTY-FIVE. and in Con.
gress M twenty-six. He was Circuit
Judge at twenty eight. Governor at thirty,
and wa, afterwards Senator He was
never defeated when a candidate for Office.
In recent letter Mr.. Brown saws that it
would have beep batter for him II he had
followed the occnnation of his father.
which was that of 1 farmer His greatest
regret is that he ever made political
speech or held an Office. lie adds ito DO
blacksmith, carpenter or an artisan Of
any sort is no discredit to any man. Bet
ter that than be jack legged lawyer, a
quack doctor, counter hopper, or worse
still, a wretcher seeker after Office"
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