The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01
News of the Week.

Carl SchuB was 10 SAIL IOr burOpc on
Thursday.
Last year there was snow Of four
Inches In depth on the 10Th of April.
Acknowledgement Williams has tender
IA his resignation, to take effect on the
18th of May.
" Boston" Corbett, who killed John
Wilkes Booth, is at present a hat maker
d Cleveland manufactory.
All the stock at the Ferris mines, IN
Wyoming Territory, was driven off by a
2arty Of Indians on the goth ult.
Great damage to Sea Island cotton and
Aarly fruits and vegetables by the recent
|fosts is reported along the South Carolina
foast.
The investigation into the conspiracy
4eainst Prince Bismarck has begun at
Brussels. Duchesne refused to give the
hames Of his accompliccs.
A gambling house in Boston was visi-
ia on Saturday night BY the State police,
Rho arrested 4s gamblers and captured
1nantity Of material.
Texas is the only State of the Union
here specie is used and circulated; the
price of gold there does not follow the
rice Of gold in New York.
Gov. Hartranft of Pennsylvania is said
" possess the inkstand which the signers
of the Declaration of Independence used
Fhen they appended their names to that
|Dcument.
On the 18th of March, the Spanish Gov
1Fnmcnt agreed to pay $4,000 as the
Firginius indemnity, in three periods of
No months each, the amount of the two
Arst instalments to be $50, 900.
It is stated that all our mints have on
|.nnd enough silver bullion to coin six
Millions, either in trade dollars or the
.hallar pieces, and that they will be run
regularly throughout the year.
John Blake and Thomas Boylan quar-.
teled in horseshoer's shop, in Fortieth
rect, New York, on Monday, and Boylan
brew horse shoe at Blake, killing him
IS the spot. The missile struck Blake on
nc left side of the neck
John C. Breckenridge continues seri.
opsly in at his house, at Lexington, KY,
nd his recovery is doubtful. He was
ton6ned to his room all the winter, and
Ne inclemency Of the spring has had
nd effect on his enfeebled frame.
On Saturday snow fell along the line of
nc Union Pacific Railroad, from Evanston
~ North Platte, the depth in some places
1eing FIVE inches Three inches Of snow
nj at 0swego, N. Y. At Buffalo there
rere two severe snow storms.
n It is believed in Washington that no
1ecision will be rendered at this term Of
be Supreme Court Of the United States,
ID the Grant Parish cases, involving the
<onstitutionality of the enforcement act,
Il is asserted, however, that majority of
DC Court are Of opinion that the act is
Mrs. Hill, who resides about four miles
<sst Of Harrisonburg, Va, is l04 years
"a. She lives with her daughter, Mrs.
Eaither The old lady is quite feeble,
heing confined to her bed all the time.
fhc has had ten children, all of whom are
wing but two. The Oldest daughter is
3 years old, and the youngest So.
The Legislature Of Louisiana adjourned
- Saturday siae die The Senate, BY u
4ote of Is to l6, postponed the resolution
State Auditor Clinton from
cIhce. Few or none Of the needed reform
Measures went through both Houses, but
bill appropriatiug sl17,0 900 for the ex-
euses Of the extra session was promptly
assed.
v A wedding took place, recently, 10 the
Emily of George Appleton, one of the
beat book publishers Of New York. Al.
DOUGH the Appletons are Episcopalians,
cardinal John McCloskey ofhciated, and
IL fee was $500. The flowers cost 81 200
I'D the whole affair not less than $40 1000.
Ihe Appletons made half million out of
lAeir Encyclopedia, and will make us much
1porc out Of the new edition of this work.
( The question now is il Tweed gets out
n Blackwells Island, where will he find a
rhce to stay? There are thirty indict-
tents against him in addition to suit for
images brought by the city with claims
"a six millions. In this action an order
" arrest has been issued, and bail to half
b amount will be required Under such
circumstances his safest place is to remain
y the Penitentiary.
y The work of withdrawing the fractional
eorrency has been commenced, and already
ne hundred thousand dollars Of il has
tfen cancelled. The withdrawal will be
15ntinued until it viii cease to circulate,
nd silver coin will take the place Of the
Ifhy rags. The coinage Of silver money
Y now going on at the Philadelphia mint,
I'D view to its substitution for the cur.
|fxncy.
At Salt Lake City, on Saturday, Brig
IN Young was summoned before Chief
@pstice Lowe TO show why he should not
punished for contempt in failing to pay
IN Eliza $4,000 or monthly allowance
a $500 alimony. The case was argued
"a an appeal to the Sopueme Court, and
The conclusion the Judge called for the
IIT fN''f WV gave uo ucctstOu
A dangerous counterfeit of the Eve dol
notes Of the First National Bank of
4xton, ILL.,, has been received at the Re-
nptiou Agency in Washington. IL is
<'dently altered from the plate on which
counterfeit tives on the Traders Ma
'zhal Bank Of Chicago were printed, the
Dc plate having been previously altered
the First, Third and Merchants Ma
|t'pal Banks of Chicago.
A despatch from Memphis, Tenn. dated
I'D 18th says Complaints are pouring
from all the surrounding counties Of
81 fearful destruction of horses and mules
81 buffalo gnats. Many small planters,
ecially colored ones, are ruined BY hav.
S. their only horses or mules killed, and
'ng unable to replace them at time
Hen they are 80 badly needed. The
fger publishes letter from planter
20 Macon, Fayette county, which says
"a less than two hundred horses and
les have died during the past three days
bin ten miles of that place.