The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-01-08
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state, and Hon. A. H, Stephens i'll.
About GOO men viii be discharged from
the Boston Navy Yard next week
Moody and sapkey will begin their
work in New York city about February /.
John Bullock, aged one hundred and
five years, died in Bristol, r. l., Monday
The 9th day of September next will be
the centennial of Washington county, Md
General Jovellar, the new captain gen
eral of Cuba, has sailed from Cadiz, for
Havana.
More than one-quarter of the breweries
IN Wisconsin have suspended for lack Of
patronage.
Rabbits are so thick on the lower por-
tion of Beaver river, Utah, that no crops
can be ruised
Blind Tom was in Elkton, Nd, Tuesday
night, and in Middletown, Del, last night,
the 9TH inst
The national debt increased nearly two
millions in December, owing to the falling
off in the revenue.
B. T, Babbitt, the celebrated soap man
uiacturer Of New York, has been swindled
out of 100000 by a confidential clerk.
The Mark Lane Express in its review
of the European grain market says that
1875 was year Of deficiency and inier-
GRITTY.
The Cuban press criticisc severely the
course pursued by Secretary Fish in in
viting expressions from European govern
mcnts on the question of Intervention in
Cuban affairs.
At Philadelphia, on New Years Day,
they hoisted the original American flag,
which was by no means the Stars and
Stripes, to the considerable surprise of the
average citizen.
The special commission appointed to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of the construc-
tion of a new postoiiice building for Balti-
more have reported against its erection at
the present time.
The National Rifle Association of Great
Britain has accepted the challenge of the
New York Rife Association to take part
in the match for small-bores to be held in
this country during the Centennial cele-
! bration
The Boston Erening Journal announces
that Rev. Robert Laird Collier has accep-
ted call Of the Second Church, in that
city, and would leave England on January
s, entering upon his duties there within u
few weeks.
A dispatch from Buffalo, N. Y, states
that Joseph Bork, city treasurer, has de-
camped to Canada, defauter to an amount
between $500, 900 and 100000. Alater
account says he has returned and given
himself up, and will pay, if allowed to sell
his property.
The Centennial Commissioners have in
formation from Italy that an association
styled the christopher Columbus" COM
posed of four hundred Italians, has been
formed for the purpose of making an ex-
cursion to this country during the Gen.
tennial year.
John Wright, negro man living in
Lynchburg Va, whilst out hunting on
Friday morning near that city, was acct
dentally shot by his dog jumping upon the
lock Of his gun, causing it to explode, and
lodging the whole load just under his chin,
causing death in few moments.
The Garrett county Gazette says that
the movement among the people in the
vicinity of Georges Greek for the forma-
tion Of new county, to be formed out of
portions of Allegany and Garrett, is being
actively pushed, and that strong effort
will be made upon the Legislature in its
favor.
Edwin Booth was greeted on Monday
night, on his appearance at Ford's Opera
House, Baltimore, by an audience consis.
ting of fully 5000 persons The musicians
were crowded out Of the orchestra, and
many persons were turned from the door,
unable to gain admission. Booth appeared
as Hamlet.
The British training ship Warspite was
burned in the Thames Monday morning.
This is the same vessel which, in 1872,
brought Lord Ashburton to this country
to negotiate with Mr.. Webster the famous
treaty which bears their names. The fire
was incendiary, and the culprit, boy, has
been arrested
The centennial appropriation bill was
introduced in the House on Thursday.
The amount recommended is 81 500, 900,
and the bill will be voted upon and un-
doubtedly passed under suspension of the
rules on Monday. The sentiment of the
country is unanimously in favor of the APP.
preparation, and it ought to be granted
without delay.
During the thirteen months ending Jan
uary /, 1876, there were pardoned from
the Illinois State Penitentiary 1874 crimi
mails. 0fthese, seventeen were murderers,
seven Of whom had been sent up for life;
sixteen were convicted of manslaughter,
or murderous assault, and seventy-two of
theft, robbery or burglary.
Charles X. Lands, the founder of Vine.
land, N. j., is on trial for the shooting Of
Uri Carruth, editor of the Eineland hide
pendent in March last, from which he
died October Oath. George d. Lord, is
on trial at Buffalo, N. Y, as one of the
Canal Ring. Gen. Babcock's trial, at St.
Louis, for whiskey frauds, will commence
next Monday,
Miss Maggie II. Davis, daughter of JEFF
ferson Davis, was married in the st. Lag
arus Episcopal Church, at Memphis, Tenn,
New Years morning, to j. Addison Hayes,
cashier of the State National Bank. Rev.
George White, Of Calvary Church, oficia-
ted, and was assisted by Rev. Churchill
q o. n a