The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-02-26
News Of the Week.

The Bank Of CnzenOvia, N y, suspcn-
ded on Saturday. 94'f3faf
Texas has a population Of 1875 900.
In 1870 it was SlS,519. ~
Olive Logan Is at Washington, writing
letters to the Chicago Times
Five thousand Indiana school teachers
will 20 to see the Centennial
A herd of 1900 cattle will shortly
leave Corpus Christi, for Kansas.
Frederick Douglass was lately refused
accommodation in an indianapolis hotel
A distillcr in New Hampshire makes all
his omployessign the Temperance pledge.
The good people of lower Maryland and
Virginia have planted early peas, pota-
toes, &c. -5
A woman IN North Carolina is the
mother Of seven children, six Of whom are
deaf and dumb. aaa
The Baltimore conference of the NJ. Il.
Church South meets in Winchester, Va,
on Wednesday March LIST. aJaef
Joseph Croft hanged himselfat Gardner,
Me-, on Sunday. He was the third Of
his family who committed suicide.
The Legislature of Maine has passed
bill abolishing capital punishment, and
substituting imprisonment at hard labor
for life. esei..i. 1ts rsae-
While two men were the other day fish
ing for shad with seine in Lake Monro e,
Florida, they drew in an alligator six aud
a half feet long. lAllr
A lot of jewelry aud silverware has been
stolen from the estate of James Savery,
Of Chester county, Pa, which had been
in the family since 1906.
The Cdtoctn Clarion says On Mon
day last, young son of Mr.. Beck, living
at Graceham, had three ribs broken, by
being butt by ram.
The bonded debt Of Frederick city is
s54S,O00; she pays her police S37 so each
per month, Her total expenses for the
year foot up STA, 348.56
The granite quarries at Port Deposit
are doing a large business, employing about
two hundred men. About twenty car
loads of granite are shipped every day.
Some Jersey City school girls attacked
loafer who insulted them, and beat him
with their satchels until he was obliged to
call upon policeman for protection.
A tramp was recently sentenced to two
years in the House of Correction for re-
fusing to saw wood at the North Andover,
Mass, Almshouse, in payment for lodging
and breakfast.
The great four-mile race and repeat
over the Bay Race track, at San Francis
co, for 100000, was won on the 22d by
Foster Twenty thousand persons wit
messed the race.
Eighteen houses and stables at larry
town, N, Y, were burned on Tuesday
night. The fire is supposed to have caught
from the pipe Of tramp who had taken
refuge in stable.
The Phoenix Silk Mills at Paterson, N.
j. stopped work Tuesday, in consequence e
of the failure of r. b. Tilt X Son, Of New
York, their principal owners. Eight hun
dred persons are thrown out Of employ
ment.
The steamer Lotus, from Jefferson,
Texas, for New Orleans, with 1000 bales
of cotton, sank Sunday off Lake Charles.
The boat is believed to be total loss, but
the cargo will be saved in damaged con-
dition.
Detroit was shaken by an earthquake
on Sunday morning. The shock lasted
several seconds, and caused buildings to
tremble. A panic was created in one of
the churches, and the congregation fed to
the street.
The Hagerstown Herald says Mrs. Col.
David Schnebly, living in the vicinity of
Hagerstown, completed her one hundred
and third year on Tuesday, and that she
expects to attend tile Centennial Exhibi-
ton next summer. I'D f'ttft
The steamer Mary Lowry, from the
Rcd River for New Orleans, with 1900
bales of cotton and other freight, was
burned Sunday at Carrollton, La. A small
portion of her cargo was thrown overheard
and saved in damaged condition.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Rremer, the mother of
three ministers, died Monday at Lebanon,
Pa, in the S2d year of her age. Her
sons are Rev. A. H. Kremer, D, D., of
Lancaster; Rev. +. W. Kremer, D. d., of
Lebanon, and Rev. A. r. Kremer, Of
Emmittsburg, Md.
A recent raid Of internal revenue off,
GERS in Oglethorpe county, Ga, resulted in
the destruction of 10 Illicit distilleries and
$4,000 gallons of mash and beer, and the
arrest Of Fl persons, including United
States Commissioner, for violation of the
internal revenue laws. ia
George Cameron and Frederick Schnei-
der entered saloon in Chicago Monday
night, and while they were standing at the
bar Cameron drew a revolver and shot his
companion dead. He then shot himself,
and died Immediately, 1t is supposed
that both had prearrangcd the tragedy.
The 2OOth anniversary Of the burning
of Medfeld, Mass, by the Indians, was
celebrated in that town Monday. Daring
the festivities wagon, filed with people,
was upset, and several of them were in
jnred, two fatally. Rev. Mr.. Alger, of
South Natick, was one of those who re-
oo;vod Fatal ;,;,,,;o,