The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-02-14

Pennsylvania Il the only State that
makes knitting-needles.
Carthage, ILL.,, will not allow boys under
sixteen years of age to use tobacco.
Edwin Booth, tho great actor, has gone
into bankruptcy.
Several more deaths from coal oil in
Baltimore, arc reported.
The Mississippi Legislature contains
more eolorcd than white members.
The total wheat production Of California
in 1873 IL stated to have been 26,0s0,-
567 bushels.
John c, Henry, U. s. revenue clerk
at Lynchburg, Va, is defaulter to over
500, 900.
Holman Hunts picture, "The Shadow o {
Death, was sold in London, for s52 800,
and the dealers who bought it, offer it for
$4,000.
Benoni Howard, the millionaire match
maker, convicted Of counterfeiting revenue
stamps in New York, has been sentenced
to the penitentiary for Eve years,
1t is said that letter containing $751;
900 in bonds, "but with no address"
waits an owner at the post Office in Brook
Ign, N. Y.
John Henry, teller of the Toledo City
Bank, of Toledo, Ohio, has been commit
ted in default Of bail on the charge Of
embezzling $4,000.
Edwin Lyle has recovered $40 900 from
Cuyahoga Lodge, /. o. o. f., of Cleve-
land, for libel He was charged in u
printed circular with failing to pay over
money entrusted to him to be given to the
widow of deceased member He proved
the charge to be false, and the brethren
have to disburse $4,000 for his benefit.
A large number of the Russian Men
nonites will leave for America in April
next. They are selling their farms at
very great sacrifice in order to escape.
The Russian government has already or
dered draft of six men to the thousand
for military service; the order has alarmed
the Mennonites and fastened their prepa-
ations. Those who have arrived here
have settled in Minnesota and Kansas
A nitro-glycerine factory at Ticondero-
ga, n. Y, which had been closed for sew
eral weeks, was again put in operation on
Monday. In the afternoon the factory
blew up, killing two men, named McMa-
hon and Keefe, fragments of whose bodies
were found in the woods around. They
had been making repairs, and are suppos-
ed to have disturbed some concealed nitro
glycerine.
The Attorney General of Illinois has
brought suit against the Chicago and
Alton Railroad for violation of the State
Railroad law He declares that the COM
pany has, in several cases, demanded more
than reasonable compensation for carry
ing passengers as well as freight, and
demands legal damages. This being the
first prosecution of the kind, its result is
looked for with interest.
The gratifying increase of the national
revenues continues and secures us from
any additional taxation. On Friday last
the customs receipts were over 500, 900,
and on several days previously they ayerag-
ed 5000, 900, the largest figures reached
since the panic began. In almost every
class, excepting iron and steel, the imports
are augmenting, whilst trade at home is
also showing signs ola healthy revival
A company has been organized in
England with a capital of 81 900 900 to
lay light cable from Great Britain TO
Halifax via Azores Islands. This will
make the cable take a great sweep to the
southwark, and will avoid the Newfound-
land landing, which the present cable
company monopolizes. The tolls are fixed
to be one shilling--about twenty five cents
per word, great reduction from present
cable charges.
The famine in India is increasing. It
is estimated that one hundred and fifty
thousand natives are already distressed,
and the number now in danger is not less
than twenty-four millions. The English
government is exerting itself to prevent
vast calamity. The present plan is to raise
two hundred and thirty thousand tons Of
rice. 1t is expected that private generos-
ity will contribute two hundred thousand
tons more.
W. ID. Coleman, clerk of the Board Of
Public Works, Richmond, is heavy de-
faulter, and warrant was issued for his
arrest When the officer served it, over
come with shame and despair, Coleman
endeayored to cut his throat, but was
prevented from inAicting mortal wound.
Previous to the arrival Of the officer, he
had attempted death by chloroform un-
successfully. He was formerly editor Of
the Richmond Enquirer.
In the United States District Court ut
Baltimore, on the 9th instant, James s.
Mason, Register Of the First Election Dis
trict Of Kent county, Nd, was convicted
Of a violation of the enforcement law, in
striking from the list of voters the names
Of fourteen colored men, and was sentenced
to a fine Of $500, and costs amounting to
about 500 more. In the case of G.. b.
Hackett, indicted for intimidating voters
in the same district, a nOtie proseq1 was
entered on payment of the cost, amounting
to about $500.
Two dollar counterfeit notes on the
First National Bank, the Ninth National
Bank, the Marine National Bank, the
National Shoe and Leather Bank, the
National Bank of the State of New York,
and the National Bank Of Commerce, tens,
on the First National Bank Of Lockport,
Central National Bank of Rome and Flour
City National Bank of Rochester; twos,
on the Westchester county Bank of Peek
skill and Citizens National Bank Of
Poughkeepsic, all of New York, are in
circulation; also twenties on the First
National Bank Of Plain6eld, n. j., are
reported. They are all well executed, and
calculated to deceive.
According to an Omaha despatch, the
owners Of the herds Of cattle which range
between the North and South Platte, and
the settlers north of the Union Pacific
Railroad and on the Republican river, are
apprehensive Of raid from the Sioux
bands Of Red Cloud and Spotted Tail, the