The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-27
News of the Week.

1t Is stated that the banks of Montreal
are sending large quantities Of gold to New
York.
A Brazil journal records the death Of a
man at San Jose dc Leoniosa at the age
Of l50 years.
The only church in the country where
preaching may be heard in Irish, is said
to be at Elmira, III.
The Charleston g. c. Fusileers, first
organized in 1915, are preparing to cele-
brate their Centennial
In Justiniano ,Roxas, an indian of Santa
Cruz, California, died few days ago, aged
1913 years, at the Mission of Santa Cruz
The railroads in Canada were blocked
with snow on Saturday. No mails from
the West had been received at Quebec.
Mrs Foster, of Edgefeld, $. c., was
murdered, on Friday, by unknown assns-
sins, while her husband was at work in the
field.
The 10th of May is to be Centennial
holiday, vt Ticonderoga, n. Y, in memory
of the seizure of the fort by Ethan Allen,
in l775,
Now they want a tunnel under the
Straits Of Gibraltar, and Spanish company
has been formed for the purpose of con
meeting Africa and Europe.
Gold fish are said to be plentiful in the
Potomac, being the progency of some that
escaped several years ago from fountain
through a sewer into the river,
The Alabama Legislature has adjourned
siaie die. The last act was one withdraw.
ing the license tax from hotels, and allow
ing them TO make contracts with boarders.
Asa consequence of using bad ink, it
is related that the signatures to the original
copy Of the Declaration of Independence
have faded so that they are scarcely visible.
The creditors of George b. james 4 Co.
lumber dealers, of Boston, met on Satur-
day and appointed an assignee. The liza.
blites Of the firm are stated at 50 300 900.
At peckskill, on the Hudson, 500
pound Purrott shell was filled with water,
which frozc aud burst the shell, although
the iron composing it was of considerable
thickness.
While fifty persons and several teams
we're on tho ''iee bridge at Quebec on Sat
urday, it broke loose and aoated up the
river with the tide. All landed safely
next morning.
Hiram Reycls, who was the first colored
man admitted TO the United States Senate
is now a preacher in the Methodist Epis.
copal Church in Mississippi, and is a
Doctor of Divinity.
Forty-eight Savings Banks in the State
Of New York report a total of unclaimed
deposits amounting to sS54,8i472, oil
which s3l6, 656G0 has remained unclaim
ed for over twenty years.
DR., Thomas H. Goodwin, physician oil
Windsor township, York county, Pa, ha'
been committed to prison on charge oI
malpractice. His victim was Miss Mary
Eichelberger Of Lancaster.
Matthew Morris, the last of the gang
who robbed Messenger Brady, Of the
Southern Express Company in Memphis
has been captured in Texas, and will b.
brought to Memphis for trial
Two boys under sixteen years of age
have been convicted in New York on tn,
charge of robbing the mails. They wer,
fined 81 900 each, aBd sentenced TO
short confinement in the House of Refuge
A ten-thousand barrel oil tank ut Eikini
K Plick's refinery, Pittsburg, was strucl
by lightning on the 18th inst, and burned
together with two ears on the Allegheny
Valley railroad track, loaded with benzine
Henry s. Roberts, late cashier Of tn,
First Ward National Bank, Of Boston, wa
indicted in that city on Saturday, for EN-
bezzlcment Of the funds of the bank. ii,
was ordered 10 find bail in the sum o
$4,000.
The members Of the Eastern Star Grang
have determined TO erect a cheese factory
in the city of Frederick at an early day
Officers have already been elected, AM
the enterprise bids fair to be pcrfee
success.
One of the last acts of Congress, wa
the passage of the bill admitting Colorado
as State into the Union. The admission
of Colorado makes the number of State
in the Union 3S, and the number of Sen
ators 76.
Messrs Moody and Sankey, the Ameri
can revivalists, have met with great sue,
cess in London. Altera consultation will
clergymcn Of all religious denominations
they have determined to invite a numbe
Of the most popular preachers in thi
country 10 come over and assist them il
carrying on their work.
The adjutant General of Ohio, despatch
ed to Straitsyille by the Governor. ha
instructions for the Sheriff to "exert hi
full authority and call out posse larg
enough to quell all disturbances. Tn
Adjutant General returned to Columbu
on Saturday night and reported all quie
at S,raitsyiilc. 1t is stated, however, tina
the white miners are determined that n
colored men shall be employed in the Tro
mines, and if any should be employed, :
drive them away.
The weekly death reports Of the Boar
Of Health Of the District of Columbia
showing terrible mortality among tn
colorcd population, have excited great in
terest among the more intelligent colore
citizens. At the last meeting of the Boar
committee was appointed to confer witt
fhe colored elergymen and others on tn
causes Of this excessive mortality aud dc
wise means for its prevention in future, !
possible, Lack of proper food and pre-
lection from the cold are credited wit
most Of the deaths. 1t was stated at
meeting of the Board yesterday that nearl
400 colored people persisted duriag til