The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-15

Mrs. Strockmeyer, OF Jersey City, gave
birth to four infants on the Sth inst.
Three were girls and one boy, and all
are reported to be doing we'll
A surgical operation was performed on
Gen. John c. Breckenridge on Tuesday for
disease Of the liver, but the condition Of
the patient was not improved thereby At
last accounts he was sinking rapidly.
The Supreme Court Of Louisiana has
given judgement, with $4,000 damages,
against Samuel Hastings, druggist, whose
clerk made mistake in preparing pre-.
scription, and which caused the death of
Mrs MeCubbin.
A national convention of bank cashiers
and bankers for the purpose of an inter
change and comparison Of ideas in the
conduct of their business and the promo
ton Of their general interests, will be held
at Saratoga on the Goth Of July.
The present year began and will end on
Friday, something which only occurs once
in twenty years. May, 1875, has FIVE
Saturdays five Sundays and five Mondays
This is not awarded to any other month in
the year.
Among the presents at wooden we'd
ding 10 Allentown, Pa. recently, was an
immense cake. This was reserved for tho
last; and when they came to cut it, they
found It was only cheese box covered
with icing.
The public mind being good deal oc-
cupied by ~centennials, Il may relieve
the monotony Of reading about battles and
massacres to reflect that just one hundred
years ago, in 1875, DIR, Edward Jenner
discovered vaccination to be prophylactic
of smallpox.
Edward c. Marshall, son of Chief JUS
tice Marshall, 40 years of age, is clerk
in the Pension Office at 81 1000 salary.
Mr.. Marshall resides in the city of Alex
andria, lost all his property during the war,
is delicate in health, aud resembles his
father.
During the trial, on Monday, Of the ex-
priest Gerdemann, at Philadelphia, for
embezzlement, it was proved on cross-ex-
animation of the accountant that the
church was indebted to the defendant
s46765. This has created quite sensa-
ton
The sheep raisers of New Mexico en-
ploy goats as leaders to their herds of
sheep, because they understand persons
voice so well, and will come whenever
they are called. The goats have to be
trained, and the sheep will always follow
them.
About one thousand barrels Of onions,
it is estimated, remain unsold by the far
mers in the neighborhood of Newburyport,
Mass. There are so many apples on hand
there, that the farmers are putting them
into the presses, and new cider is as cheap
as II was last autumn.
The Indian chiefs who are to negotiate
for the surrender of the Black Hills reser-
walton arrived at ST. Paul, Tuesday, on
their way to Washington. Agent Bing.
ham, Of the Cheyenne Agency, who ac-
companies them, is said 10 fear trouble
unless satisfactory treaty is made.
The starch factories Of Northern New
Hampshire, have made SO good market
for potatoes that in many places they have
become the staple crop. One farmer last
year is reported to have raised 10000
bushels, and instances where farmers had
from ten to twenty acres of land in pota-
toes are not rare.
A FIRE at the camp meeting grounds,
near Hebronyille, Mass, on Monday af-
ternoon, destroyed nine cottages, dwell
ling and n barn. The cottages which
included the lodging house, the minister's
house, and the Pennsylvania cottage, be-
longing to the American Milleuial Asso-
citation.
Nathaniel Eaton celebrated his one-hun-
dredth birthday at Sutton, N. H., on the
4th instant. The incident receives an ad
ditional and painful interest from the fact
that this centenarian has now passed away
by an attack of pneumonia, induced by
the excitement and exertion caused by
the birthday celebration.
At Louisville, recently, the approaches
to the city at an early hour in the morning
were guarded by the police, who took from
each incoming milk wagon sample Of its
contents. These samples we're afterward
analysed, and the milkmen whose milk
was found below certain standard are to
be prosecuted.
At the late meeting Of the College of
Bishops ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church
South committee of determination to the
next General Conference Of the NJ. l..
Church was appointed; also commission to
meet like commission from that Church
with view to the removal Of all obstacles
to formal fraternity between the two
Churches.
An att empt was made on Friday night
to burn the trestlc bridge of the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad, above Locust
Gap, and it was SO much damaged that
trains were not run over it. A terrible
disaster was averted by the presence Of
mind Of a watchman, who went to the
nearest telegraph Office and notified the
morning express train from Shamokin Of
the insecurity of the bridge.
A raid has just been made on Illicit dis
tilleries in Newman's Ridge aud Black
water Valley, on the Tennessee and vir-
GINA borders, which resulted in the
destruction Of 16 distilleries and large
quantities of mash, beer and whisky. The
raiding party consisted of United States
Commissioner, three Deputy Marshals, and
twenty-five mounted men under command
Of Major Joseph Wagner In one place,
number of the distillers gathered with
arms to oppose the officers, but eight of
them were arrested.
The government has discovered in the
West extensive frauds in connection with
the manufacture and sale of whisky. The
principal headquarters of operations are in
st. Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee. The
complete destruction Of this kind Of fraud
is now the purpose Of the government, and
one result already is the dismissal of sew
eral internal revenue gaugers and store
keepers who had been bought up by parties
engaged in the business Other revenue