The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-05-16
Vows Of the week.

Hon. Jefferson Davis istrayeling on the
Continent Of Europe for his health.
Wild pigeons are quoted atsl per dozen
in western New York,
The faculty Of the University OF Mich
igan have suspended 80 sopho'nores aad
~ freshmen for hazing
The Local Option Repeal bill was deCea-
ted in the Pennsylvania House OF Repre- /
sentatives on Monday.
George Cruikshank, the artist, who Is
now in his eighty.second year, recently
delivered temperance lecture in England,
The fifth quinquennial Convoeation of
Sisters Of Charity Of North America be-
gan on Monday, at st. Joseph's Convent,
near Emmittsburg, Md.
Hon. David Mellish, a member OF Con-
gress from the ninth district of New York,
has become maniac on finance. He is
pronounced hopelessly insane.
Clark Wilson, resident Of Peabody
Mass, cut his throat on Monday. His
brother Silas hanged himself three weeks
ago.
Comptroller Green, of New York, report
an increase Of 100000 in the debt Of
that city during the month of April. The
total debt on April 80, was 10000, 900.
The shad caught in the Choptank this
season, are the latest and the largest ever
known to be caught there. They are not
so plenty as in former seasons but they are
Of much better quality.
On Sunday last son of Mr.. William
Irwin of Hagerstown, aged seven years,
died from the effects of lockjaw, caused by
his treading upon and running into one of
his feet an iron prong Of a rake.
Forest fires were raging Tuesday in Erie
and Wyoming counties, New York. Dwell
lings, barns and other property had been
destroyed, and the village of Elma, in Erie
county, narrowly escaped destruction.
An American skating rink, where the
visitors go through their graceful evolu-
ton on American parlor skates is the lat
est and greatest attraction ut Brighton,
England.
The coal operators in the Hooking and
Straitsviile regions have asked the Cover
nor of Ohio to order out the militia to pre-
vent the striking men from interfering
with non-union men.
In the Baltimore Criminal Court on Sat
urday, Charles II. Jones, colored, convicts
ed of murder, was sentenced to be hang
cd and Charles Rose, convicted of fel-
onious assault, was sentenced TO u years
imprisonment,
A fire at Toronto, Canada, on Saturday
night, caused loss of property to the
amount of s250,0O0 On the same night
the furniture warehouse of Beck 4 Bolte,
Baltimore, Nd, was burned, a church and
several buildings damaged. Loss $40, 600
Four convicts escaped from the Indiana
State Prison on Monday, and were pur-
sued by the guards, who overlook them.
A fight ensued in which one of the guards
and one of the conyicts were killed. The
other fugitives were recaptured.
The village of McGregor, Iowa, was de.
stroyed by fire on Saturday evening, only
one brick house left standing. Nearly for
ty families are homeless. The loss is
100000. The fire was started by two
boys lighting cigar in an unoccupicd mill.
A man named Williams committed a
felonious assault upon four-year old child
in Mobile on Sunday. Monday morning
q mob battered down the wall Of the Jail,
took him out and hanged him from the
nearest tree. The child's recovery is
doubtful.
The breaking up of the ice on the ST.
Lawrence river on the Sth inst, has been
attended with serious loss. The damage
done to shipping is variously estimated at
from $4,000 to s2,000,000, The for
mer sum, from later accounts, will proba-
bly, turn out to be the more nearly correct.
c. A. Haynes, colored mail agent in
North Carolina, has been convicted in the
United States Court at Wilmington of rob
bling the mail, and sentenced to four years
in the penitentiary His brother, who
holds the Office Of Secretary of State in
nth Carolina, was present during the trial.
The cable reports the sinking at sea of
the brig Prestissimo, from Baltimore for
Rio Janeiro The crew were saved and
landed at Hayre. The PrestiSimo was
cleared March 10th for Rio Janeiro, wish
cargo consisting of 2,710 bbs. -four,
100 bbls. rosin, 1856 feet of lumber and
AZ, ITO lbs. of lard.
A brief despatch from London makes an
announcement that the steamship Liberia,
from Liverpool for Madeira, has been lost
at sea and not soul saved from the wreck.
As she was passenger steamer the sacri-
ice of human life may have been very
great. Coincident with this intelligence
comes the statement that the steamship
Trojan, of the Anchor line, is now twenty
days overdue and has not been heard from.
The Muirkirk Herd owned by Chas.
Il. Coffin, of Muirkirk, Md, was sold on
"Wednesday, The herd consisted Of AZ
cows and heifers and IL bulls, all short.
horns. Thirty-nine cows, hcifers and calves
and eleven bulls were sold, bringing a
total of So 800, or an average of 500
per head. Only eight head were sold to
Marylanders, the remainder being purchas-
ed by southern and western breeders.
The U. s. Court of Claims decided on
Monday against the admission Of Mrs.
Belya Il. Lockwood as a practicing attor-
ney. The Court held that common law
and precedent are against her admission,
but that the question how far the statute
and recent practice has modified the sub
ject is beyond its jurisdiction. Il is prob.
able that Congress will BIO asked to pass a
law for the admission of women 10 prac.
tice as attorneys.
The desperate straits to which the Span
ish Government in Cuba has been brought
are illustrated by the extreme measures
that are being taken to fill the ranks of the
army and the depleted Golfers of the Colo
NAL treasury. The only alternatives allow.
ed the people are to go into the service or
pay $500 gold for exemption. Stringent
rules TO prevent evasion Of these require
I mania have hao., 500 -