The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-10-09

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Of 81 100000.
Abraham A. Winegardner, wealthy
citizen of Williamsport, Pa, committed
suicide on Saturday night by drowning
himself in the canal
About two,thirds of the horses in Wash.
ington have been attacked BY the prevail
ing epizooty, but in SO mild form that
very few of them are unable to work.
The first case under a new law Of Nova
Scotia authorizing the confinement Of hab-
itual drunkards on complaint of their
friends, is being tried at Kentyille. The
defendant is a well-to-do resident, aud the
prosecutor is his father-in-law.
The Indian Bureau is informed that the
Sisseton, Sious and Chippewa Indians in
Wisconsin, who recently received allot-
mepts Of lands, have adopted the habits of
civilized life, and are "prospering in their
farming operations and educational /.
The Solicitor of tho Treasury has given
an elaborate opinion to the effect that a
State license tax upon the capital of a na-
tional bank cannot be enforced, and that
State officers have no right either to ex.
anime or to exact reports from national
banks
At Baltimore on Saturday night, j.
Frank Morrison, formerly alght manager
of the Western Union Telegraph Office,
was stabbed five times by man named
Bond, and his recovery is doubtful. The
stabbing was done in u salolh. Bond Is
in custody.
From information received at the Navy
Department il is uscertaina that the GER
tiicates Of indebtedness Issued BY G.. NJ.
Pnney, clerk to Pay Inspector Spaulding.
will amount to about s75O,000 The loss,
however, will fall upon individuals and
not upon the Government
Michael Murphy, an Irish Waterman.
fell from the rear Of the court house in
Baltimore, on Monday morning last, a dis.
lance of fifteen feet, and broke his neck.
Murphy carried large, et on the side
Of his forehead, cawed by wound he
received in the know nothing election
riots Il 1859.
The Black Hills Commission have reach
ed Cheyenne on their way home from the
Red Cloud Agency. Al attempts TO OBJ
tain the Black Hills country failed, as the
Indians SHIELD cut for fabulous sums"
The Northern Indians are leaving the
agency, aud bad temper prevailed aiaong
some Of the bands,
At Baltimore, on Sunday, Albert II.
League, captain Of a tug-boat, went into
St. Patfick's church while services were
going on, and attempted to shoot the pas
tor, Father Galley. He, was arrested and
lodged in Jail. lie alleges that Father
Galley "put his daughter in Catholic
convent in Indiana" 8t
The Interstate Levee Convention met
at Vicksburg on Saturday. Senator Bogy
Of Missouri, was chosen Chairman. Res
olptions were adopted providing for the
appointment Of delegates to the National
Railroad Convention Of st. Louis on No
vember 23, and favoring the construction
Of the Southern Pacific Railroad A COM
mitiee will DO appointed to urge Congress
to assist in rebuilding the leyees of tho
Mississippi Valley.
The Bank Of California was reopened
on Saturday, and continued open for bus
iness from ten O'Clock ia the morning
until one O'Clock in the affernoon--one
hour longer than Is usual on Saturdays.
The amount Of deposits received exceeded
that Of checks paid out By about $3.50 900.
The rcopening Of the bank was an occasion
Of rejoicing in San Francisco; flags were
displayed on California Strand, aud ga.
lnte was fred from one of the wharves.
The famous trotter, American Girl, drop-
ped dead in the first hcnt Of free-for.aIl
race, at Elmira, on Saturday afternoon
She was ID years old, was owned by VIM.
Lowell, Of New York, and was valued a
$4,000, that sum having been offered for
herIwiihin n week. As soon as her death
was known, '.the band played funeral
dirge,' aud i is stated that tho Driving
Park Association Of Elmira actually bro.
pose, should her body be left with them.
20 erect thousand dollar monument 10
her memory r
A girl named Laugmade was abused
and murdered while going 70 school Al
Suueook, n. H., Monday morning. The
schoolhouse was but half mile distant.
part Of the way being through woods. A
the girl did not return a. the usual hour,
search was made, aud her body was found
IN the woods, with the head nearly cut Of.
"A tramp, who applied for lodgings az
the Lowell, Mass station house, has been
held On suspicion Of having murdered Miss
iangmade. His face exhibits scratchep,
his clothing u bloody, and he aekn6wIed,
ges having leit Suncook, about the tine