The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-28

SHY Of North Carolina.
Two men who were in jail for rape in
Pensacola, were taken out and lynched on
Saturday last before daylight.
The fields near Canton, Pa, are infes-
ted with dark, loathsome worm of the
caterpillar species, which is making seri.
Gus rayages in the crops,
A Richmond tobacco manufacturer is
going to exhibit at the Centennial Exhi-
bition the whole process of manufacture,
from the natural leaf to the perfect plug.
A tramp who attempted to conceal him
self in the house OF Mrs. Morgan Calvert,
living near Milansport, Pa, on Thursday
last, and who, on being discovered, assault
ted the lady, was shot and killed by her.
The Texas cattle fever has made its ap-
pearance in Hartford county, Nd, on the
farms of Messrs. Janney and Wakeland,
near Churchyille. The disease was intro
duced by pasturing Texas cattle on the
farms.
Col. wilkins Of Kent county and j. s.
Harris, of Queen Anne's county, Md,
have 1900 acres each in peach trees; S. f.
Shallcross, Of Middletown, Del, has 14GO
acres in peach trees. His crop has some
times been as high as 100000 baskets.
George Seigfreid was shot dead by Al
fred Keser at Rocktown, Ill, last Sunday
evening They were having shooting
match, and quarrelled as to which made
the best shot. Kefer went to Bellevilc
and surrendered himself to the authorities.
William " King and John G.. Schu.
maker, charged with perjury in connection
with the Pacific Mail subsidy business, are
likely to escape trial, owing to the contin-
ued absence in Europe of Richard B.
Irwin, the principal witness against them.
A dispatch from Macon, Miss, on the
24th instant, says that riot occurred at
New Hope Church in which eight negroes
were killed and several wounded. The
riot grew out Of quarrel between a white
and colored man in reference to drum
beating.
A despatch to the Kansas City Times
reports that Weller, wealthy cattle deal
or of Texas, had been killed by robbers
who stole four or five hundred head Of
cattle from his ranch, in that State. lie
started in pursuit Of the robbers, and was
killed in an encounter with them.
While Andrew johnson was Governor
of Tennessee, the chief justice of that State
was an ex,blOcksmith. Tho Governor, by
way of compliment, made with his own
hands vest for the chief justice, while
the latter, in return, made shovel and a
pair of tongs, which he presented to the
Governor.
At Rogers City, Mich, on Monday
night, Albert Melitor, a merchant, and
Edward Sullivan, his book-keeper, were
shot, and, it is supposed, fatally wounded
while standing at desk in Melitor's store
1t is suspected that the shots were fred by
laborer, with whom Melitor had quarrel
led during the day.
Jonathan Edwards, great grandson Of
the famous theological writer of that name
died on Monday in New Haven, aged II
years. lie was graduate of Yale College
and of the Litchfeld Law School. He
settled in Troy, n. Y, and became Mayor
of that city. He also represented that
district in the New York Legislature sew
eral times.
A Mr.. Houghton, of Crawford county
Indiana, recently gave information to tn,
authorities concerning lynching affair il
which he was engaged about a year since
and on Sunday night party of disguised
men gave him a terrible whipping and
mutilatcd his body in shameful manner
He recognized among the party seven oil
eight of his comrades in the former lynch
ing affair.
The signs of business eeyiyal are in
creasing The Atlantic Cotton Mills, il
Lawrence, Massachusetts,, which have beer
suspended since the 10th Of July, will res
ume, with full force of 1850 hands, on
Monday next. These mills have had an
/ immense stock on hand during the sum
mer, and the large reduction of it during
the summer has settled the question o.
resumption.
An cx-gauger of Chicago, named Miller
who was some time since discharged fol-
violating the revenue laws, was shot ant
severely wounded in that city last Friday
night, He had given important informa.
ton regarding the secret workings of the
whisky ring, and it is supposed this fur
nishcd the motive for attempting to pu
him out of the way. He is now in safe
place under Government protection, anC
his testimony will be used in the whisky
prosecutions.
John Gordon, who was taken from thu
Black Hills to Omaha, recently, for tria
on writ Of habeas corpus, was released
on Saturday morning, on his parole. He
and his lawyer subsequently appeared a
the Office of Adjutant-G General Ruggles
where he surrendered his parole, and, b,
direction of the limb of the law, attempted
to escape. The General at once ordered
his clerks and orderlies, who are enlisted
men, to arrest Gordon, which was don,
after the ''most emphatic resistance" il
which the lawyer Joined. Gordon is nov
confined in the guard house, but he ha'
General Ruggles and his clerks arrested
the General for false imprisonment and
assault and battery, the clerks for assault
and battery only. A trial of the casei
win be had speedily.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has received invi
tations from IL or IA agricultural societie
in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mis-
souri, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Louis
lana to deliver the annual address. HI
has declined them all. Mr.. Dayis's sub
ject, if he had spoken before the Winnie
bago farmers, would not have been political
The Louisville Coarier-Journai says tina
it would have been an elaboration of hi
Memphis speech on the project of inaugu
rating direct trade between England an,
the Mississippi Valley. Merchants an,
bankers with whom Mr.. Davis conferred
in England agreed to furnish three-fourth
required to establish steamship line iron
New Orleans to Liverpool or London, it
route to follow the Gulf Stream in boil
\ direetions across the Atlantic.