The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-08-29

coming to market, the crop being about
two weeks earlier than last year. The
quality Is described as good, the grain be-
log quite pearly and transparent. This
season has been an unusually fine one Oh
the rice plantations Of the South, and a
large yield is expected The rice Of
Louisiana Is beginning to enter quite ex-
tensiyey into the American crop, the
planters Of that State for two or three sum
mers past having made large extensions Of
tie surface cultivated in rice, and having
been encouraged by their success to con-
template larger future operations. The
Louisiana rice OF 70, day is much improved
when compared with the growth there. OF
former years, and the constantly increasing
yield VIII, IN the course Of time, make rice
rival sugar as a staple Louisiana crop.
This grain is an article OF such general
consumption that an increased supply Of
really good character VIII always De well
come.
a Baltimore produce frm lately receW-
~ rom on'O 'a'se cons'sn% ,', !, s ss
80 ~ y .ne $3.50 ~ 49, -
~, rs" 'I h,al Ds'o% nc iI was i L".al.s
-; ~" "noH AaI 9 e.. sL.t
IT, ,;,,Io 81 ~sIS .p 49, Ill far 60
~, 1871 =. .p ~ h,x;oa ~
Sa nJ hs~n We appes !. ~ 81, ~
;O"rn.v s' s.xssi s.hop Il ~ v;o;n;
~ os IL aoe sr"n, O sh;oS S II. ah;nL sn.h;,
-, " ~ III " ~ 49, I.
sn;ms,;on IA - ha;a~ dano.;,a5 I, !
basket near n kitchen FIRE each produced
living chicken-all of which were doing
as well as could be expected Al last accounts
m. CO.. -, .ac..h.. ~ NJ.
cooner 90 $500 No. who had nj.
i;s. ;n.,,saa La,,;ns ssa,, J;od :. AZ. -. .s
"e car.. ono 49,. n..d;",aa ~ ~ 80 m
Al. :, - .oma - IA h. Ala =, H.
,;ms ,rod;c,sd al,bonah .nnsran,lv :
sonnd hoai,L J.Ts FL I'd
upon the COMPANY in which no was insur.
cd refuse to pay on the ground that the
policy was fraudulently obtained, as the
insured knew when he was going 10 die.
That mart If vi,e;n;, lv;ne on ,he
s,arn,on R;vor mar $685. Ial,nd ".
i literally covered Win frocs varying n
live from /. rrs;n ~ corn 10 ,bo ns1al s;,a
TLeso G-oc. ;,mr fror, .ho v;vo- a. III
sides. and. striking out through the
country for miles. destroy in their march
the million of chinch bugs which line the
ieIds-thus redeeming themselves from
the odium which would otherwise attach
to them as public unisances.
Recent heavy rains have caused n food
in the upper Mississippi. On SUNDAY
night, the boom Of the ST. Anthony Boon
Company, above the Falls of st. Anthony
broke away with the torrent. and l,250.
900 feet Of logs went over the Falls. tn,
loss is about $4,000. As the river il
front of St. Paul was full of floating log,
Tuesday, it is believed that another break
has occurred above.
A woman and six children. with pla
card affixed to each, charging a well-knowr
brokers firm with robbing them of $4,000
were arrested on Wall and Broad streets
New York, on "Wednesday as they marched
back and forth. The woman gives hel
name as Mrs. +. Golderberg, Of Lewis st
N. Y. An immense crowd gathered
around them,
The Convention Of Western manufac
turers of merchants iron was held at Pitts
burg, August, 26. The low prices ruin.
during the past SIX months have induced
an increase demand, and prices for al
grades of bar, sheet and plate iron wer,
advanced about six dollars per ton aboy,
the recently prevailing prices.
The 81 Panl p;o,s,r s,vs ,b.. tho az
ner;mant ~ nIant;ng trsee. along The lin,
IF The 81 Paul and pacific Railroad h.,
been very successful. The trees plante,
were willow, cottonwood, lombardy poplars
white ash and box alder. European larcl
and ashleayed maple have also done well
The War Department has refused tn,
request Of the Governor Of Kansas for arm
to defend the frontier of that Stat,
against the Usage Indians. The State wa
furnished with arms in July, and is still
indebted for them to the Government.
A mirage occurred near Buckland. Va
recently, by which the whole city Of Wash
ington, forty miles distant, with the Poto
| mac flowing by IT, became visible in th,