The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-03-18
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country.
| A man in Northampton county, Pa,
has contracted to ship 10000 school slntes
to japan.
Annie Weinhold, aged 60 years, hum
herself on Monday night, at llS Fort
Avenue, Baltimore, Md.
Thin ice formed ut Memphis on Sunday
night, and it is feared that the fruit in
that region has been killed.
The government steamer Lady Head
sails from Halifax this week with Nova
Scotia's contribution to the Centennial.
The miners ia the various coal districts
of Ohio are on strike against reduction
of ten cents per ton in the price for mining
Judge Taft was sworn into Office as Sec
rotary of War on Saturday morning The
oath was administered by Chief Justice
Waite.
The Silver Coinage bill providing for
the redemption Of fractional currency in
coin is to be reported to the House for iln-
mediate consideration.
An extensive vein of amethyst has been
found near Monticello, Ga. Some Of the
stones are very large and brilliant, and
sell for 500 pound.
Two Of the Reading Coal and Iron
Company's collierics at Pottsville resumed
operations Monday, and general resump-
tion will take place next week.
| It was testified before the committee on
patents in Congress, recently, that the
cost Of manufacturing a sewing machine
is not more than from S12 TO s15 dollars.
The Woodwork paper mill, in Norwich,
Conn, received Il few days ago, among its
rags and old paper to be ground up, $780,
600, 900 in cancelled United States bonds.
A locomotive exploded in the west end
of the Union Depot, at indianapolis, on
Monday morning, killing the engineer and
partly demolishing the end Of the depot.
Mrs. Ella +. Clark, Of Mechanics Falls
Me-, shot herself on Saturday. She was
afflicted because her husband refused to
live with her after she had been divorced
from him.
The Wilmington Conference Academy
at Dover, Del, was burned Friday morn
ing. Loss $4,000. A FIRE at Hyde
Park, Mass, on Thursday night, destroyed
s25, 900 worth Of property.
At Baltimore, Md on Saturday last,
Mrs. Wilhelmina Timm, and her son, aged
10 months were burned to death by the
explosion Of coal oil can. Mrs T. was
making fire with the oil.
Miles White, prominent citizen of
Baltimore aud an active member of the
Society Of Friends, died on Sunday, in the
Saith year Of his age. He leaves a prop
erty estimated at s2,50O,0O0.
The ship Majestic, loading with cotton
for Liverpool, ut New Orleans, was struck
by lightning Sunday, and her cargo was
set on fire. The damage to the vessel is
estimated at $500; to the cargo at $50, 900.
Ex-State Treasurer Sooy, of New jersey,
who was convicted of embezzlement was
sentenced at Trenton, Monday, to impris-
oument in the State Penitentiary for three
years, and until the costs Of prosecution
are paid.
The Emperor and Empress of Brazil
will arrive in New York about the end of
April on their way to the Centennial Elk.
hibition. The Emperor desires to travel
as private citizen, avoiding all public
demonstrations.
In the Criminal Court, Baltimore, on
Monday, Patrick Mcclure was fined 5000
and costs, and sentenced to the city Jail
for four months, for beating negro named
George W. johnson, the day before the
November election.
Richard II. Dana, Jr. who has been
nominated for Minister to England, is to
appear before the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations and be heard in reply
to certain charges of literary piracy pre-
ferred by General Butler.
Sister Harriet, Mother Superior of the
Protestant Episcopal Order Of All Saints,
died in Baltimore on Sunday morning.
She was one of the first three postulants
who entered the Order when it was foun-
ded in England in 1856.
AT Logansport, Ind, while several chill
dren were playing together, the four.year
old daughter Of Eliza Wagner thrust her
tongue through the crack Of the room door,
which one Of her playmates instantly
slammed to, cutting off nearly one-half Of
the member.
A trunk containing $4,000 in Connect
cut Western Railroad bonds, Nos. 3S7,
1888, 3S9; a $500 Connecticut Valley Rail.
road bond; $1,000 in personal notes and |
$500 in currency, was stolen from the store |
Of Luther NJ. Moses, in Hartford Conn,
last Friday night.
The residence of General Gideon j. |
Pillow, at Memphis, was sold at bankrupt
sale on Tuesday. There was no competi-
ton. The house, worth probably $4,000,
was bought by gentleman for s26, while
another purchased the valuable library for
Sll, and both were presented to Mrs.
Pillow.
The Senate Of Mississippi sitting as
High Court Of Impeachment, on Monday
found Lieutenant Governor Davis guilty |
Of the impeachment charges against him.
The vote on conviction was 80 to 4. One
coiotou anu hfc Whitc NepuDiicuUs NOteu
in the affirmative; the negatives were all
colored.
The Legislature Of Alabama adjourned
finally on Saturday. Before adjourning
it unanimously adopted resolutions extend
ing, in this first Centennial year of the
Declaration Of American Independence,
greetings Of fraternal good will to all the
people of every State and Territory in the
Union.
Ezra Stevens, Of Rockland, New York,
committed suicide by hanging in his hay
loft, on Sunday last. In his hat was a
note addressed to his daughter, stating that
he bad voted Illegally, the Republican
ticket, at the town election on the previous
Tuesday. The reflection so harrassed him
that suicide WINS the result a
Mount Vernon is to be put in order for
Centennial visitors. Piazzas and bal
ustrades are to be repaired or rebuilt.
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