The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-21
News of the Week.

One large grain firm and several small
dealers in wheat at Chicago, suspended Oh
Monday.
Senator Schurz writes 10 friends 10 Wash
ington that he will return to this country
in October.
The Mississippi River commenced fall
ing on Monday last, and fears Of an over
flow are at an end,
The assignee of Duncan, Sherman X Co
states their liabilities at S4,s72, Us, and
their assets at s2,ll2,740.
The first bale of Carolina cotton was
received at Charleston, s. G., on Saturday
eight DAYS earlier than the first bale Of
cotton last year.
Black & Currier, suspended shoe mer-
chants of Boston, were each sentenced on
Saturday To IA months imprisonment, for
fraudulent bankruptcy. =
In the ncighborhOod Of Elmwood, Kan
sas, fatal horse disease, which farmers
say is incurable, has broken out, and is
carrying off numbers Of the stock.
James Grogan, William Horton and
Henry Martin were drowned Tuesday at
Passaic Falls, N. j., by the upsetting of a
boat. Their bodies were recovered
The United States District Attorney at
4 Omaha has brought suit against John p.
Baker, formerly Indian Agent, to recover
the sum Of $1,000 due the Government
The Western Union and Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Companies have decided
to advance their rates between Washing.
ton and New York and Albany, % per
cent.
Charles Finlay, aged %, had both legs
cut of Tuesday, at Lancaster, Pa, while
trying to get on passing freight train,
He was taken to the hospital in dying
condition.
Governor Tilden has sent to the Attor.
ney General of New York the report Of
the Canal Commission on the Utica Con.
tract, and ordered him to bring suit against
the contractors
The body Of Miss Philpott, drowned
near the Cave Of the Winds at niagara
Falls, few days ago, was found Sunday,
in the whirlpool. 1t was recognized only
by its clothing.
Jacob Hascher committed suicide at
Louisville on Saturday, by Jumping from
the Ohio bridge and firing pistol into hi,
mouth at the same time. He was unmar,
ried and had no known relatives
At jumping match at Hoboken, n
j., on Wednesday of last week, between
Robert H. Ryan, of New York, aud Jane,
W, Freeman, of Chicago Ryan jumped
10 feet 81 inches, the best single one evel
recorded.
Anne Newman, Christiana Kocnig, An
ma Peters and Joseph Rockford, inmate,
of the County Insane Asylum at St. Louis
died on Saturday, from the effects of u
sedative mixture" given them to max,
them sleep.
Two young men, named David Owen
and Evan Davis, were killed, and another
named Thomas Steritt was fatally injured
by runaway car in slope of the Mount
Pleasant mine, at Scranton, Pa. last Satur
day morning.
& Westeryelt, now in Moyamensing prison
Philadelphia, is to be tried on the charg,
of completely in the abduction of Charli
Ross. Westervelt says that the boy wa
alive at the time his brother-in-law, Mozier
was shot on Long Island, last spring.
The Patrons of Husbandry, embracin,
kthc farmers connected with the State o
81 Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Viz
ginia, propose to hold a grand tri.Stat
3 picnic, in Williams Grove, Cumberland
county, Pa, on Thursday, August 90.
Edwin Booth, the tngcdiau, was thrown
from his carriage, on Tuesday, by the run
ming away of his horse, while riding a
q Cos Cob, Connecticut, and had ril
and an arm broken. His physicians SAY
he will be about again in few weeks.
Hon. Jefferson Davis was recently invi
ted by the Secretary of the WinnebagC
county, Illinois, Agricultural Society, Il
deliver the address at the fair, but thu
Grand Army Of the Republic and other
object, and the invitation will be withdrawn
The receipts of the order of Patrons o
Husbandry for the last year, as stated b.
the secretary of the national grange, wer
S2l6,3Sl; $780, 900 are invested in govern
ment bonds, and $4,000 in cash are oil
deposit ut the financial agency in New
q York city
The report of Supervising Architec Pot
ter on the various sites offered to tn
Special Commission for the new Baltimor
Postofhce, expresses preference for tn
site which he designates as No. l. tn
upper half of the square bounded by Fay
cite, Calvert, Lexington and North streets
A portion of the Big Bend Tunnel, o.
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, nea
White Sulphur Springs, West Va, fell il
Tuesday night, burying freight train
A Several persons are reported killed. TIL
tunnel is one and half miles long, and
n archcd with timber. The loss is heavy.
About 100 Indians who have been bap
tiled as Mormons in Utah, are threatenin
% drive the Gentilcs from the west side 0
Bear River, in that Territory, which the
claim TO have been given them by tb
81 Mormons for reservation. Gov Emor
has requc, ted that troops be sent to pre-
vent an outbreak.
The Chicago Erening Jo,0nai has
special from White Hall, Mich, sayin
that the body Of n. S. Grimwood, repor
ter on that paper, who accompanied Don
aldson in his last balloon ascension, via
found on Monday on the beach of LAX,
Michigan, near Stony creek. Letters be
longing to Grimwood aud notes Of the tri
we're found on the body.
Frauds against the Government to tn
amount Of about $50 900 in the purchas
of clothing for the Marine Corps hav
bcea discovered in Washington. The fact
q show eollusion between the clerks an,
contractors, and carelessness, on the par
Of officers of the corps One of the impli
Gated contractors died recently, and an
other is believed to have committed sui
eide, Suit has been brought against thei
bondsmcn in New York.
Intense excitement prevails in William
1on and Iookann oanntioa Ttl;on,e r,,o