The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-03-17
News Of the Week.

Cambridge, Md, is the centre of large
ifade in fish, and makes heavy shipments
BIZ the Dorchester aud Delaware railroad.
Mrs. Sarah Feast has been appointed
p6stmistress at Towsontown, Baltimore
eonnty, Nd vice Adam Debaugh resigned
The new assessment of St. Mary's county,
Nd, amounts to 81, 953, 3S2.76, being an
increase of Sl53, 9G9.76 over the old as
sessment,
Patrick Cornelly, of l.. |, obtained
from Brooklyn woman a magic cure for
chills." He drank the entire contents of
the bottle and died in ten minutes.
Queen Victoria speaks we'll of Ameri-
can beef done into un English roast 1t
may be that britannia rules the waves"
bet America rules the roast.
The rinderpcst has appeared near Grims
BY, Lincolnshire, Eng, and the foot and
mouth disease in Cheshire and Somerset
shire, Eng, and Flintshirc, Wales.
1t is announced that the principal col
lleries in the I.ackawanna region will re-
knme work on full time They have been
Hmorc than half idle" for several months
During the past six years several Ger
man colonies have settled in Palestine, and
arc successfully carrying on various bran
ches Of business.
Samuel Walton, aged ~, was found
murdered ut Far Rockaway, l.. |. on Sun
BAY. An idiotic sou had been heard to
threaten him.
The widow of Daniel Webster, his sec.
ond wife, is living in Madison Square,
Few York city, aged 10 years. His last
marriage was with Miss Caroline Leroy,
ID 1929
The diamonds Of the French crown,
Which belong to the nation, will be among
thc objects exhibited at the Paris Expo
sition of 1878: The wonder will be who
d to wear them next.
The First National Bank of Monroe,
Mich, suspended Monday, in consequence
ofthe recent failure of Caleb Ives of Detroit
Il is said the bank will probably be re-
opened in q few days.
Mr.. Joseph l., Lewis, who recently
died near New York, has left the whole
of his estate, estimated at 81 ,225, 900, to
The United States Government, to be used
towards paying off the United States debt,
Naval honors were paid by the United
States vessels at Norfolk, Va, Saturday,
on the occasion of the Cars birthday.
The ships were dressed aud salute fired
at the request OF the Russian rear admiral.
4 snow storm prevailed at Pcsth, Hun
gary, on Monday. The railways are
blocked, aud traffic in that city at stand.
still. The snow is from three to FIVE feet
n deep in the streets, and in some places
twelve feet.
Forty-two dromedaries passed through
San Bernardino few days ago en- route
4 for Arizona They are intended for trans
porting machinery and provisions to the
mines of that Territory. 1t is the enter
prise of some Frcnehmen.
The maryland Building which was
removed from the Centennial grounds to
Druid Hill Park, is now completed, and
makes a very attractive feature in the
n Park. The fish Matching house is in full
operation, and attracts many visitors.
The old project of running through
Southern route down the Eastern Shore
Railroad of Maryland and by steamers
a from Crisfeld to Norfolk, is to be revived.
Northern capitalists are in it, aud they
propose to put on their steamers early in
the spring.
Trouble is threatened among the Nez
Perces indians, in Oregon, some Of them
being anxious to Join the Sioux in HOSTILE
& ties against the whites. Gen. o. o. How
Y ard has left Portland to confer with Chief
Joseph for the purpose Of persuading him
Y TO peace
The British bark Bethany, which went
ashore near Cape May, n. j., Thursday
last, is hopecssly embedded in the sand,
The Bethany sailed from Hong Kong for
q New York, with an assorted cargo valued
at $780, 900, consigned to Brown Bros,
B Of the latter city. Vessel and cargo in
sured.
Ia Madison county, Tenn, Deputy
Sheriff Fussel was killed and one of his
posse wounded while attempting to arrest
\ three brothers, named Patete, for carrying
concealed weapons One Of the Patetes
was killed and one arrested The third,
after robbing the dead deputy shcrifF's
body aud stealing his horse, escaped.
A curious case recently came before
court in Providence, X. |. A man
bought an old safe and left it with
blacksmith to sell, who, on opening it,
found roll of bills to the amount of SlG5
concealed in crack in the lining. Dill
gent inquiry failed to disclose any clew to
the ownership of the money, aud the
question now is, does it belong TO the
owner of the safe, or to the blacksmith by
right of discovery?
Experiments are being made with
new article of export from Philadelphia.
On the 14th instant the steamship Domin-
ion, Of the Dominion line, sailed for Liy-
erpool with 120 head of beef cattle and
% head Of horses as part of her cargo.
The horses are from Canada and are the
first to be sent from here to an English
market. Last December the same com
pany shipped 60 head Of cattle to Liver
pool, via Philadelphia, aud for some. time
past il has been sending cattle direct from
Montreal The shipment of horses Is an
extensive and remunerative trade.
A London dispatch announces that Ger
many has intimated to France that it
regards the interior line of fortresses now
bull ling in France as hostile step; and
it is intimated further that France has
submitted TO the pretentions of Germany
about as far as she intends to go. There
can be no doubt that in this issue Ftance
is right. The building of fortrcsses can
not be construed into anything but defen-
siye warfare A fortress cannot take the
aggressive. It must wait to be attacked
Moreover Germany has been working
ccaselessly at strengthening the fortresses
of Alsacc and Lorraine, aud all tho rest of
its French frontier. arBs