The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-07-17
Tha sIraet sar eOmpaaias Of New York

The street car companies Of Now Yorl
own and work 1 ! $50 horses.
One hundred and sixteen cnscs Of small
pox arc reported in New York city,
Sau Diego county, Cal, win this year
produce 900 tons Of honeyr-l 100000
pounds,
Colonel john 5. Mosby, of Virginia
has declined the invitation to deliver an
address in fremont Temple, Boston.
A horse IN Lamoille, Bureau county
Iii. has parasite in his eye. It's move
ments are plainly visible,
A lawyer 10 Memphis, in open court
knocked down another lawyer with the
Bible used in administering oaths.
Gen. Frank p. Blair, died at his resi-.
dence In st. Louis, on Thursday night Of
last week, in the 54th year of his age.
The count Of the money and securities
in the vaults Of the Treasury Department
is progressing Eighty counters are EN-.
ployed in the work,
Nebraska planted over $4,000 900 for.
est trees last year. Such consideration
for future generations furnishes an excel.
lent example for other Western States 10
follow. laws
The city and county debt of New York
now aggregate the enormous total of 1914
a head for every man, woman and child in
the city-thrice as much as any other city
in the world
Three persons were killed and several
badly wounded at O'Clock on Wednes
day morning, by the falling of the walls
Of the rear portion of the City Hotel,
Lynchbvrg, Va.
A Boston frog pond, which was stocked
with large number of frogs several
months ago, was cleaned few days ago,
but not a single frog was found. The
only inhabitant was turtle.
A letter in the New Orleans Bulletin
from Wilton, Florida, reports the lynching
Of a white man aud negro, each charged
with rape. Verdict Of coroner's jury,
Hanged by parties unknown, and served
them right
The Baltimore SIM says it takes one
hundred aud fifty wagons and over FIVE
hundred men and boys TO deliver the five
hundred tons Of ice which the people OF
Baltimore use daily, and yet the people
cannot keep cool. -
According to New Haven paper a
single pin factory at Wiusted Connect.
cut turns out 100000 pins daily, &c.
100000 per week, or about pin for each
man, woman and child in the United
States.
The bodies of man and woman were
found in the lake at Waukegan, ILL.,, on
Sunday afternoon. He was apparently so
and she As years of age. They were seen
lettering about the place, and are supposed
to have committed suicide.
Six months ago a supposed murderer
named Lloyd was hanged in Georgia, and
it is now said that he was innocent, the
evidence against him having been manu-
featured by detectives who desired an offer
ed reward. An investigation is to be
made. q
The number Of immigrants arrived at
New York during the month of June was
1899, being 6,6l3 less than in the same
month Of 1874. For the three months
ending June 80, 1875, 40, 500 immigrants
arrived at the same port, which was 49,.
$3.50 less than for the same period of 1874
OF the arrivals last month, 1924 were
from Germany, 3,192 from Ireland, ,246
from England, and the balance from other
countries
A dispatch from Shawneetown, Illinois
says the heaviest rain fell Tuesday that
has fallen for years The track of the
Springfield division of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi railroad in the vicinity of Mil
Shoals is covered with water from three
inches to two feet People in the bottom
lands along the Ohio and Wabash river
are seriously alarmed on account of the
threatened overflow. A great many farm.
ers have lost their entire crops by the
floods.