The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-10-10
News Of the week.

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Monday morning last.
Pittsburg Is threatened with disaster
through che existence Of fire in a>vsin OF
coal UNDERTAKING the city.
A negro minstrel troupe recently organ
lied out West, goes under the name Of
"Darwin's Darlings"
The acquisition of Lower California, by
purchase from Mexico, is spoken of in
some Of the San francisco papers.
Rev DR.. Thomas NJ. Eddy, former pas
tor Of the Charles street NJ. IL. Church,
Baltimore, died in New York on Wednes-
day.
Charlie Ross has been found again, this
time with band of gipsies near West
Chester, Pa. and his family have been tol-
egraphed to.
Ice formed in portions of New Hamp-
shire on Sunday night. There was a
white frost Monday morning in the yicini-
ty of Richmond, Va.
Several cases are pending in the Balti-
more Courts to test the right Of the Col
lector Of State taxes to assess the shares
Of capital stock of national banks.
J. c. Fellows, travelling agent for Viii
liam Ruhl 4 Co. wholesale jewellers Of New
York, was robbed at Poughkeepsie, on
Saturday morning, Of carpet bag contain
ing $4,000 worth of jewelry.
In the Circuit Court at Paterson N. j.
on Saturday, the jury returned verdict
of $4,000 damages against DIR. Norton G.
Ricardo, for malpractice in the treatment
of boys broken arm, whereby the boy
lost the arm and nearly lost his life.
John Anderson, the wealthy tobacco
manufacturer of New York, has enclosed
draft for 5000 francs to Garibaldi, with
the announcement that like sum has
been secured to him annually through life.
A Bostonian named Warren, is practis-
ing jugglery at Harlem, and calling bis
expert triekery spiritual manifestations.
A number of persons present at the
'sceance" were credulous enough to be-
lievo in the pretender
The yellow fever still prevails at Psnsa-
cola, and number of naval officers aud
sailors are down with it. This is the only
point on the Gulf coast where it has secur-
ed foothold, the general health Of that
region being better than ordinarily at this
season.
The Court of Commissioners Of the
Alabama Claims, in session ut Washington,
is still engaged in preliminary work, aud
has not entered on the trial Of any claim.
Numerous claims have been filed and
others are received daily from New York
Boston, Philadelphia, Portland, Baltimore
and other cities.
At Boston, on Saturday, in the case of
Linscott, who died in dentists chair
from the inhalation Of chloroform, the
coroner's jury declared themselves Of the
opinion that, with our present knowledge
of chloroform, its use as an anmsthetic is
wholly unjustifable, and they recommend.
ed the passage Of law forbidding its ad-
ministration.
The trial of Phelps the defaulting clerk
in the State Trcasurers Office at Albany
resulted on Saturday in the disagreement,
of the jury, who were discharged. Eleven
of the jurors signed paper to che Court,
stating that they found the prisoner guilty
on the evidence, but that one juror disa.
greed ION his own conviction, and not on
the evidence"
The depression of the cotton spinning
interest is so great that the mills in New
England are cutting down their production
The cotton mills Of Rhode Island on Mon.
day began to run on two-thirds time. The
Continental and Lincoln Mills, Of Maine
are running half time. The Androseoggin
commenced running on two-thirds time
Tuesday, and the other mills will follow.
Garibaldi, who gave Sicily to the King.
dom Of Italy, is said to be in such very
poor circumstances MS to be often without
the means Of procuring the necessaries Of
life. A sum of money sent him recently
by an admirer, from Toronto, Canada, was
accepted by the ex-chieftain Of the red
shirt with graceful thanks.
A genealogical puzzle comes from Nash
vile, Tenn. where there Is family compos
ed Of four ladies, which contains two widows
four orphans, two step-mothers, two step
daughters, one grand step-mother, one
grand step-daughter, one half step.aunt
one half step-niecc, two half sisters, on,
mother, one daughter, two aunts, tire,
nieces and four cousins.
The Hon. John Cadv,Iadsr IA ala :,
have been selected by the erecu,ors y \
Jas. Buchapan's will 10 wr;ts tbe momo;'
of the late President The will deyiSo,
$4,000 for that purnose and Jo.;ana,o,
Mr.. William B. Reed rs the writer hn
aa he has done NOTHING in that d;rse,;on
the executors have chosen subst;,u,a !,
Mr.. Cadwalader-Nc YorL Tr;I,as "
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p.aa,, "S II u 'ne ana'rs OF TN