The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-14

f. NJ. Livingstone, Division Superin-
tendent of the Canada Southern Railroad
dropped dead at St. Thomas, Canada, on
Saturday.
The number Of Texas cattle driven into
Nebraska this year is estimated at more
than 100, 900, about 40 900 of which have
been sold.
c. +. Tapscott, postmaster at Kill
manock, Lancaster county, Va. has been
arrested, charged with abstracting money
from registered letters.
The Bridesburg, Pa Arsenal, near
Philadelphia, exploded on Saturday last,
killing two persons and badly wounding
seventeen. The explosion was accidental,
Twenty years ago there entered and
left one of the depots in Jersey City forty
passenger trains a day. Now to accom-
nodatc the increased traffic 800 trains are
necessary.
The American rifle team sailed from
Liverpool for New York on Thursday.
They are expected to arrive about the 2lst,
and great preparations have been made to
receive them.
Three children were killed by bear
while picking berries in the woods, near
Gatineau, Ont, fow days ago. Only
the feet aud arms of one of the children
can be found.
The Salisbury Eastern Shoremda, has
received cucumber measuring five feet
ten inches in length. 1t was grown by
Littleton Dennis, Esq upon his farm near
Powellton.
The German Lutheran Synod, in session
at Cumberland, Md. for several days last
week, adjourned on Saturday to meet at
Catonsyille, Baltimore county, on the first
Thursday in August, 1876.
A lead mine discovered several years
since in Frederick county is about to be
worked By Mcssrs. John Troxell and
Charles Il. Kunkle, 1870 acres of lead bear
ing land having been leased by these gen
tlemen.
The Board Of Trade of Hamilton,
Canada, has adopted report, urging that
manufactures be curtailed, importatious
diminished, and long credits avoided, as a
means of bringing about sound financial
condition.
During the month of July there were
Issued II ,295, 900 postal cards, being the
largest number ever issued in one month
before. At the above rate of issue nearly
one hundred and fifty million postal cards
will be required this year.
A lady and gentleman who were on a
visit to Niagara, Monday, went into the
q river below the falls to battle, aud being
caught in the eddy, were carried out and
drowned before assistance could be rem
dered them, They were soon to be
= married.
The trial at Beaver, Utah, of the Nor.
mons charged with participation in the
y Mountain Meadow massacre, ended on
f Saturday in the disagreement of the jury,
who were discharged. 1t is said they
stood nine for aequittal to three-onc
Gentile and two Mormons-for conviction
A telegram from Omaha says that i'm
mense clouds Of grasshoppers have appear
& ed along the line of the Union Pacific
Railroad, from Elm to Silver Greek, fly
ing South. Scarcely any have alighted,
except at Willow Island, where they have
devoured considerable quantity of corn
q ]. f. Grassland, wholesale milliner of
Buffalo, N. Y, accidentally shot himself
pn Saturday, while cunning. He slipped
and fell down, and his gun fell in such a
position thai both barrels were discharged
into the calf of the leg, severing the arte.
ries and causing him to bleed to death in
few minutes.
A great deal of financial stringency is
felt at present among business men in
Montreal, no less than twelve firms, who
are perfectly sound as to liabilities and
Assets, having been compelled, within the
past week, TO make special arrangements
with their creditors for an extension Of
lime to enable them to meet their engage
ments
The Leonardtown Beacon, St. Mary's
county, Nd. says that on application of
eir Robert Callahan and other creditors
tf the Southern Maryland Railroad receiy-
p have been appointed by the Circuit
curt of Prince Georges county The
receivers are Messrs. Robert C. Coombs,
~ St Mays, and Richard B. b. Chew,
h Prince Georges county.
Several prisoners escaped from the Jail
q Denver, Colorado, few days since, but
l were recaptured except three, named
[iall, Leighton, and Wilder, who took ref
&c in forest fifty miles south of Denver.
Do Friday night the trio we're decoyed
fom their retreat by number Of ranch
zen, who shot aud killed Leighton aud
jail, and, it Is supposed, wounded Wilder,
10 the latter succeeded in making his
Hcape. Hall was under sentence Of i'm
*tisonment for murder, and his two com
nnions we're under indictment for the
INC offence.
McGaw's saw mill and number Of cot
yes at Ottawa, Canada, were destroyed by
c on Saturday morning. Loss, 500, 900.
fetchell 4 Sons lumber yard at Chicago,
III $50, 900 worth Of lumber, was burned
81 Friday night TWAS seto Gre, and the
Ames broke out in half dozen places at
zee The Montclair Railroad bridge, over
3 Passaie river, near Belleville, n j was
srned on Saturday morning IL is sup
ped to have been struck by lightning.
IS, $4,000. The Parker House, Metho-
Church and ten dwellings at Iowahill,
were destroyed by Gre on Saturday
lpss. 100000.