The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-15
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Agricultural College.
Lizzie Bigley Of Albany found her hair
switch useful as well as ornamental in
making moose with which to hang herself
Johu v. FarwelI, the rich dry goods
merchant Of Chicago, has gone to England
to join Moody and Sankey, the revivalists
The Hon. james I. Morehead at one
time noted North Carolina politician,
died at Goldsboro, in that State on Tues
day,
From three hundred counties in the
valleys Of Missouri and Ohio, the wheat
crop promises to be about five.eighths ola
crop
Hon. Willard Hall died in Wilmington,
Delaware, on Monday, aged ninety-fiye
years, having been born at Westford,
Mass., in 1880.
The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle says that
the recent shipments of Georgia iron to
Liverpool demonstrate that il can be ex-
ported at profit
In the village of Rutledge, Ca, every
house was blown down by cyclone on
on the LIST Of May. The village contains
about 800 inhabitants.
The jewelry store of Benjamin L. Hood,
in Albany, N. Y, was robbed on Sunday
afternoon of $4,000 worth Of diamonds,
watches and other valuables.
The Planet carpet mills, in Brooklyn,
were destroyed by FIRE on Monday. The
loss is 100000. 400 persons are thrown
out of employment by this FIRE.
Three ladies, daughters of Peter Har-
nun, of Upper Sandusky, were drowned
near that place on Monday while attempt
ing to cross Sandusky river in wagon.
Signor Wandanna injured himself in
terually while performing as sword swal
lower, at Calais, Me-, few nights since,
and died of his injuries Sunday evening.
The Massachusetts, House of Represen-
tatives on Monday passed bill appropria-
ting $4,000 for the representation of
Massachusetts, at the Centennial Exhibi-
ton.
The members Of the Plasterers Union
in Boston struck on Monday for an increase
of fifty cents per day on their present wa
ges of SO. Five hundred men quilted
work.
General Neal Dow, the famous temper
ance lecturer, who has been in England
for the past two years, has been very i'll
recently, and is soon to return to this
country.
Judge Pitts, Of Norfolk, died suddenly
on the eth inst, while pleading case in
that city. This is the third case of sudden
death Of distinguished lawyers, three
within twelve months
George Spangler, of Mauch Chunk,
supposed to be Of unsound mind, has been
missing for two weeks. He had large
sum of money aud valuable papers in his
possession when he disappeared.
Breckenridge, the New York rufian,
who knocked down and robbed lady on
the public highway on Monday last, was
tried and convicted on Wednesday, and
sentenced to eighteen years in the peni-
Tertiary.
An attempt was made on Sunday night
to burn the town Of Summit, Miss. Buck
cts Of coil oil were placed on the tops of
several houses to feed the flames. Two
brothers named Moses have been arrested
on suspicion.
Cable dispatches report the loss Of the
steamship Cadiz, from Lisbon, bound to
London, by which sixteen persons were
drowned; also the bark Cora Lynn, from
Darien, for Troon, Scotland, with her
captain and Eve men.
The strike Of the railroad employees in
Pennsylvania has resulted Ia absolute fail.
ure. The unions have become demorali-
zed, are disbanding, and the members are
rendering their services to the companies
in large numbers.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany have a total Of 1926 men employed
in their various construction and repair
shops, and SIC in the rolling mill. The
Company pay to this body Of men about
500, 900 per month.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, who has
obtained control Of process for the arti-
fetal manufacture Of ice, has begun the
erection Of factories for that purpose in
the cities of Galveston, New Orleans,
Mobile, Atlanta, Savannah and Augusta.
Captain Robert Smith died at Easton,
Talbot county, on Friday last, aged 100
years. He was at thebattle Of Caulk's
field, Kent county, in Judge Chambers
in the war of 1914. He was
married three times and leaves widow.
On the 2lst instant twelve carloads of
silver coin ore were received at the ST.
Louis reduction and refining works from
Old Mexico From single locality in
Southern New Mexico there comes to or
through st. Louis nearly $4,000 month
in silver bullion.
The number of immigrants arriving at
New York during April was 1870, of
whom 8035 were males. The number ar
irving in April, 1874, was 1885, which
which shows falling off this year of
5065. The decrease in arrivals from Eng
land is 531; Ireland, 1923; Scotland, SO;
and Germany 2419.
Lieutenant Colonel Hatch and General
Pope repor. to the War Department that
the rations issued to the Indians at the
Fort Sill and Wichita agencies are of in
ferior quality and insufficient for their
needs. General Pope says it is idle to
attempt to keep the Indians quit while
the mal-administration Of Indian affairs
continues.
In the case of Ann Eliza against Brig
ham Young, application Of plaintiff for a
writ Of attachment to compel payment of
$500 per month alimony, pendente lite,
from the time Of the beginning Of the suit,
nearly two years ago, as awarded by Chief
Justice Mexican, decision was rendered
May 10, by Chief Justice Low, denying
to plaintiff alimony on the ground that
polygamous marriages, cannot receive the
virtual sanction Of courts Of equity.
Edward Clark and Michael Mack, ma
sons, fought on scaffold on the three-story
huildinO in Snrino sfroat Tranfan an