The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-12-25
News Of the Week.

" The California fourmile race for $780,
6 poo has boen deferred to February %.
nd The nine entries remain.
~ A terrible explosion Of gas mains occurred
b South Boston, Wednesday evening"
d snusng great loss Of life.
Of Two earthquake shocks were felt at
Of Richmond on Wednesday night which
y eeused many people to rush into the streets
n n The manufacture of plate glass, begun
ID Missouri about three years ago, Is now
4, one Of the most important industries Of
Ians the State.
'N d. A. Ross l. Co., dealers 10 lumber Of
/. Detroit, failed on Saturday. Their liabili-
u ties are estimated at 100000; assets, at
:. SA00,0 900.
!, Washingtons family carriage, nearly
q century old, is now in possession Of Henry
" Dunlap Of Philadelphia, and will be ex-
Z hibited at the centennial.
~ Commodore Vanderbilt has Just made
"0 40 additional donation of 500 900 to the
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn,
the which makes 100000 in ALL
by Judge Mentz, of ST. Marys parish
~ ~ Louisiana, has been requested by members
Of the Bar of that parish to resign, but
N. declines to accede to their wishes.
1S Commissioner Ferguson, at the fish.
hatchng house iu Druid Hill Park, has
just received forty-6ve thousand salmon
nd trout eggs, which are to be Matched
"a A Carroll county (Ky.) tobacco raiser
bought and paid for ninety acres Of land
:. from the proceeds of the sale of one hogs
NJ head of tobacco. The tobacco sold for S75
n per hundred.
4 mass of meteoric iron weighing
y little less than ninety pounds, the first OBJ
nj served in the State Of Missouri, is record
CO Cd by G. c. Broudhead, as found near
1s Butler in Bates county.
DIR. Samuel b. Martin, the oldest suryi-
wing practitioner Of Medicine in Baltimore,
81 Nd and surgeon TO the band Of Old De-
q Tenders, died Tuesday afternoon, in the
b ninety-frst year of his age.
!, +. l., Benedict, a wealthy citizen of
= Mifin county, Pa, died recently, and in
Z consideration Of the benefits he had receiy-
. cd from the Lewiston (Miflin county,
] sSentiael, left its editor, H. j. Waters, a
: bequest of 100000.
y The Mobile Register endeavon to show
That 10 the North investments in cotton
: spinning mills yield an eyerage of l7.9S
per cent. while the Southern mills pay an
0 average Of 24.l6 per cent. or over sx per
cent more than the Northern mills.
Z The total number Of disasters on the
Lakes during the past season was ,056
81 which number 80 vessels, aggregatlng
! capacity OF Z1,l1I tons, valued at 81 o49,
ooo were totally lost Ibe total value OF
property lost, including cargoes, is estima-
ted al s3,'9l,3oo
: The failure Of j. NJ. Goldsmith & Co.,
: dealers IN naval stores, OF Boston, was re-
ported on saturday Their liabilities are
reported at SlZ3,OO0, Including about SZO,-
ooO IN endorsed paper; their assets MONT
nahy s5O,ooo, but amounting TO little
outside OF sll,ooo CASH
Telegraphic reports from various parts
Of the United States and Canada state
that intensely cold weather prevailed for
iorty-eisht hours preceding MONDAY Inc
mercury ranged from TWO 20 'o,ty-one ae-
gress peioW zero, producing hiuch sunerihg
and IN some instances death
Henrietta Crack, of Baltimore county,
lis years old, and believed to be the old
est woman Of positive age in the United
States, died last week She was originally
a slave, and ninety years ago emigrated
from the Eastern Shore of Maryland to
the locality in which she died. She was
Tor SIX generations IN one family
Peter Herdic, Esq. Of Wiliamsport, Pa.
has Just built large and handsome church
and furnished it in the most elegant man
ner, with organ and all other matters COM
plete, ready for worship, at cost of $780,.
600, which he proposes to formally present
to the Protestant Episcopal Church, Of
Williamsport, on Christmas Day, clear Of
all cncumbranccs.
A desnatcb from Fort Clark Texas
dated the 17tb saws that marty Of Mexi.
can. crossed tho river below San Feline
and stole eicbtv head of cattle and sixtv
horses There was great excitement and
the citizens were forming companies and
threatening to cross the river. On the
18th citizens of San Felipe called upon
the military for assistance.
Jobn A Finnev who for three wears
mast hos been do;ng a commission business
Il p;,tsburc was arrested on Saturday, on
roa,;s;,;on sro,, tbe Govarnor az 0b;o
ON obaroa os frand II 4 alleged that
he sol;a;,a3 oons;onmonts Of aonr Grain
.na o,hor ,rod,re from, ner.ous Il the
Wa.,orn S,p,os ond ;ndesn;,slv nostnoned
ran,;,,anoos mon ,hon, With intent 70 do.
fsand ,ha .hnnars Re- those nr,c,;ces he
is said to have amassed $4,000
Is, SATURDAY. n;,h, wsek an ot,enn.
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