The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-06
News of the Week.

As an instance of the depreciation of
property in the oil regions, it is said that
wells that once brought $3.50, 900 can now
be purchased for $4,000.
Mrs Eliza Matilda Love, a granddaugh-
ter of Richard Henry Lee, the Light
Horse Harry of Revolutionary fame, died
recently in Laelede county, Mo, aged 81
years.
The tobacco barn of Riley Maynard, at
South Deerfeld, Mass, was destroyed by
an incsndinry fire on Friday night Sixty
cases Of tobacco were consumed Loss
100000
v. G. Campbell, book keeper in the
insurance agency of r. c. Smith, at Will
kesbarre, was arrested Monday afternoon
on the charge Of having embezzled $40, 1000
In the evening he shot himself
Messrs. Martin Brothers, iron manufac-
turers, Of Philadelphia, have suspended
payment. Their liabilities are placed at
100000, and they claim that their assets
are worth 100000 over that amount.
Donaldson, the aeronaut, is constructing
new balloon, with which he contemplates
making an ascension from Brooklyn,
Washington's birthday. 1t is to be thirty
six feet in diameter, with capacity Of
twenty-four thousand feet, and is intended
to carry three persons.
The evidence that the recent FIRE in the
Navy Department was the act of an incen.
diary derives additional Importance from
the fact that the attempt to destroy the
building was repeated on the following
day, and that the latter is the third effort
Of the sort which has been made.
The growth of the Granger Order
throughout the South is remarkable. In
Alabama there are now reported to be GIL
Oranges, with 80, 200 members; in Florida,
l08 Oranges, with $500 members; in Ar
kansas, 52l Oranges, Fl 900 members;
while in the other States there are also
numerous lodges with large membership.
A package was received at the Dead
Letter Office on Saturday, which contained
half dozen snakes, two Of them dead.
Among the live reptiles was copperhead,
Eve feet long. The snakes were enclosed
in tin box perforated with holes, and
were addressed to Germany. They were
stopped at New York for insufficient pos.
tage.
The Office of the American Express
Company, at Utica, New York, was robbed
on Saturday morning, before daylight, by
fve masked men, who gagged and tied
the Waterman. They found the keys of
the outer vault, and carried off carpet
bag containing packages from the night
train. The loss, as far as known, is only
1895.
Many persons who do not use checks
extensively are in danger Of forgetting the
law in the matter and thus incurring a
severe penalty. Tho penalty for accepting
an unstamped check is precisely the same
as for issuing it, viz: Fifty dollars. The
lawexprcssly declares that any person who
shall sign, or accept, negotiate or pay an
unstampcd check shall be liable. All sight
drafts and checks require two-cont stamp.
The Delaware Railroad earned last year
on passengers, sl55,007.2S; on freights,
$3.50, 09S.91; on mails and other miscella.
neous 81 i 1881 80; total s435 ,96S.79, Tx.
penditures for the same period, $3.50 ,35l.-
66. Surplus earnings for the year, over
expenses, dividends aud interest, S., Glib.
Considering the loss of the peach crop
which was but 100000 baskets instead Of
100000, and the depressed condition Of
trade, this is very satisfactory result.
The farmers and manufacturers of South.
ern New Hampshire are seriously incon-
venienced by the unreasonable drought
and the freezing solid of many of the
brooks and springs In many places the
farmers are obliged to melt the snow to
procure water for their cattle. The Hills.
borough mills at Wilton, and the mills of
Horse, Haley Il Co, at Milford, have
stopped because of an ins ulfieient supply
Of water. The mills in Nashua are max
ing about half time, the corporations pay
ing the board Of the operatives when the
latter are idle.
A gentleman, named Tutten, going from
West Virginia to Baltimore, by the Bal
timore, and Ohio Railroad, on the goth ult.
placed his satchel containing $1,000, in the
rack above his seat, and went to sleep. He
woke up at Point of Rocks, and found
his satchel gone. By the aid of three de-
tectives and the telegraph, it was recover
ed at Winchester, Va, from a getleman
from ILL.,, who had taken it by mistake,
and changed cars at Harper's Ferry, lcav.
ing his own satchel in another rack. He
did not discover his mistake until arrested
by the detectives.
The Beaufort Female Lunatic Asylum,
near Quebec, was burned on Friday night,
Of last week, and 90 of the patients per-
ished. The others, 435 in number were
sent the asylum occupied by the males.
tits supposed the fire originated in the cell
Of one Of the patients, woman Of vicious
character The scenes after the breaking
out of the flames were very pitiful Some
Of the patients rushed into corners and
refused TO be removed; others fed, SILVER
ing with fear, to the darkest recesses of
the cellars, while others ran out upon the
roof aud up into the cupola, and were
saved with great difficulty.
The steamer Cepbrenes has arrived at
San Francisco, with advices from Sydney
to December 20, Auckland to December
80, and Honolulu to January 20. The
astronomers who were observing the Tran
sit Of Venus in New South Wales were
more favored than their brethren in the
adjacent colonies, the day December 81
having been cloudless, and all phases Of
the transit fully observed, photographed
and recorded. In Victoria cloudy weather
prevented the observations, and in New
Zealand the ouly successful observers were
DIR. Peters and Harkins, of the American
party. At Hobartown and Canpbelltown,
Tasmania, the first part of tho transit was
lost. The German party at the Aucklands
has made a successful observation.
A poor woman living in small cottage
IN Williamsport, Pa, was assaulted the
other night, during the temporary absence
OF her husband, by burglar, who robbed
her Of all her money, amounting to some
sl60. The fellow went outside, and after