The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-02-20
News of the Week.


Prussia has prohibited the importation
of American potatoes, to avoid the Colora.
do beetle,
Good board may now be obtained at
more places than one in Baltimore for 81
per week.
John Hayiland & Co, dealers in impor-
ted fruit, New York, have failed, liabilities
SI,000,000.
There arc l79 savings banks in Massa-
chusetts, with deposits to the amounts Of
s2l7, 452, 120.
The ice crop Of the Hudson is said TO
be worth more than the wheat crop Of
New York State.
Congressman Beck, of Kentucky, fell
on the ice IN Washington Thursday night
of last week, and broke his wrist
A bill removing the capital of West
Virginia from Charleston to Wheeling has
passed the Legislature of that State, but
has been vetoed by the Governor.
Last years peanut crop amounted to
100000 bushels, valued at $4,000, 900
OF this vast total Philadelphia took 6O0,-
600 bushels.
Mr.. Richard Harrington, of safe-burg-
larry notoriety, has resigned his position as
Assistant United States District Attorney
at Washington.
The mills Of Lewiston, NIaiue, supply
employment for 1914 operatives, and pro.
duce annually manufactured products to
the value of $40, 100000.
General Emory, whose name has been
so well known in connection with the
movements Of the military in Louisiana, is
about to be placed on the retired list.
A petri6ed negro was lately found in a
garrett over a law Office in villagc in Mis-
sissippi 1t was supposed that he under
took to study law, aud became absorbed in
Blackstone.
Vessels arriving ut Richmond, Va, re-
port passing thick ice at various places
3 along the New Jersey coast. At Atlantic
City the ice extended eight miles out
from the shore.
The original discovery of Sharons great
mine was made in 1859, when the region
was known as Washoe Since then nearly
two hundred millions worth of silver and
gold have been drawn from tho lode.
lie lives in York, Pa, uow-l0S years
.of age, threads needle at arms length,
slept with Noah when boy, played mar
bles with Pharaoh, and turned the grind
s,one for G. w to sharpen his little cherry
butter.
Patrick MeElroy was killed Monday
evening by falling from bucket in a
Ahaft of the Delaware and Lackawanna
Railroad Tunnel, in jersey City He is
<hc fifteenth man killed at this tunnel
within few weeks
A curious phenomenon has been obser-
we'd at some ponds at Southington, Conn.
decomposition Of vegetable matter on the
bottom is producing carburettcd hydrogen
kas, which may be ignited at this season
b. applying match at holes made in the
IL.
During the absence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hichard Daniels, Of Lynn, Conn, from
homc one night last week, their house was
burned, taking fire from the explosion of
akerosene lamp. Their children, seven
III number, the oldest being seventeen
ycars, were obliged to fee half dressed.
The next morning one of them, little
hoy eight years old, was found on neigh
boris door step nearly dead. The rest had
taken refuge in a clump of cedar bushes,
and when relief came the next morning
1c1e found almost frozen to death
While trotting on the ice above Paw
aneket Falls, Lowell, Monday afternoon,
Henry Browns gelding "Good-by" was
run into by II. c. Drew's colt, aud both
Aaimals were killed, the former dying
aIn,ost instantly, being pierced through
thc neck BY one of the shafts, The colt
1rotied few rods after the collision and
then dropped dead. The horses were
being driven in opposite directions, aud
Acither driver saw the other until too late
70 ascrt the accident. "Good-by" was
valued at about 81 900, aud the colt $500
The United States Canal surveying par
~. Under Captain Lull,. began operations
on 1he 10th ult., in the neighborhood OF
the Inc OF the Panama Railroad. They
et0f<cd from point near the village Of
Natachin, on the Chagres river, and will
slrxey thence to the Pacific. They will
g {tf3n return to the same point and survey
% he Atlantic. The Darien surveying
parity, under Lieutenant Collins, started
On nc 2Sth ult., from Aspinwall, in the
United States steamer Canandaigua, foI
tt6 Atrato river They will ascend tC
N1oipi in n steam launch aud thence carry
out their surveys,
The famous Hoosac Tunnel is so lal
ADVANCED towards completion that single
track has been laid through il, but it is
n1t p5obable that passenger trains will b,
a||0NHl to pass for several months The
tIf<< rain will be construction train, fol
4 large amount Of arching must be bull
before the tunnel will be secure against
fo||iu8 rocks. 1t has been an expensive
work 10 both money and life $4,000, 900
and " liyes,) and the report Of its con
dllI4t gives rise to fears that il may We
occasion disasters to workmen or passen
zers l'assing through it.
Hal'y 5000 persons were fed from st
Johns Guild in Varick-st. New York, OF
Saturday, and an equal number were sup
piled 6iih food on the day before Cloth
Ing uas in great demand by the hundred,
who Herc shvering half-clad in the colt
winds The supply Of both food anc
clothing is reduced till there is hardly q
shred 81 the latter and oaly small guam
ti'{ pf the former left with which to begir
tlle week. s work. The volunteers of the
Guild ask for aid from the charitable oil
el' efeesls, everywhere, and say that unles
q Y ftctiyed promptly many of the suffer
rem ei|I have to be abandoned to their fate
y ne National Grange at Charleston
81 &. M Friday night, the Committee OIL
ken'fnnial made report declaring tina
90 r]<'1;sion had been made whereby tn,
t'<I1ca< of IIusbandry can be represented
- ~ Ie,itennial Exposition as an associ
>''q4 nsl that the Exposition Commission
er Aad adopted no adequate plan for