The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-07-21
News Of the Week.

worth Of eggs.
Turtle canning is the principal industry al
Rockport, Texas.
A sea turtle weighing 100 pounds is on
exhibition at Newport.
Theodore Thomas has been concertizng
for six weeks past in Chicago
Mr.. Francis Murphy, the temperance re.
former, is to be invited to Baltimore.
One man near Milford, Del, has eight
acres in melons. He estimates his crop at 30
tons.
One steamship carried out 10000 packages
of refrigerated butter from New York to
Europe Saturday.
| Boston's supply of house servants exceeds
the demand, and the wages are being cut
down accordingly.
weighing 4l2 pounds, is on exhibition at
Virginia City, Nevada
There has been exhumed nine miles from
Canon City, Colorado, fossil iguanodon 90
feet long and IS feet high.
A young widow who has been stitching
shirts in Newark, N. j., factory, has fallen
heir to an English fortune of 100000.
An earthquake and wedding came of to.
gether at Memphis on Saturday-but the
earthquake did not break the nuptial knot.
The Colt Manufacturing Company, of Hart.
ford, Conn, have received an order for twelve
Calling guns for the British government.
The old historical oak under which, it is
said Wesley preached his first sermon in
America is still standing at Frederick, Ga.
Two thousand men, women and children
are out Of work at Paterson, N j., owing to
the strike of the silk weayers of that place.
The Postmaster Of Atkins, Ga, was arrest
ed the other day for using Government post
age stamps as collateral for personal loans.
II is anticipated that the peninsula peach
crop this year will be about 3,s00,OO0 bas.
kets, larger crop than last year, but not us
large as in 1876.
The consolidation of the pension agencies
Of the States Of New Jersey, Delaware, Ma.
ryland and the District of Columbia, has just
been accomplished.
Ex-Gov Tilden sailed for Europe on Wed.
nesday, in the steamer Scynthia. He goes
abroad for observation and recreation, and
will return in October.
After forty years of determined litigation
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has triumphed, aud
is now possessor Of several millions Of valua.
BILE property in New Orleans.
Recently there were offered for sale at
Washington over seven hundred tons of paper
pulp, produced by the maceration Of United
States notes, bonds and revenue stamps.
Mrs. Hannah NJ. Brewer, a young widow,
residing at Newark, n. j., has Just fallen
heir to 100000, which is her portion Of an
estate recently left by u relation Of hers in
England.
The Great Vein Mining Company of New
Lexington, Ohio, has made an assignment for
its creditors. Its assets, principally rich
mineral lands, are stated at SGOO, 900; its liza.
bilitieS are unknown.
A telegram from San Buenayentura, Cal, ,
reports that parties boring for petroleum on
Sulphur Mountain have struck oil of 43 gray.
ity at depth of 100 feet, the capacity Of the
well being 800 barrels daily.
There are twelve thousand houses TO let in
Philadelphia, and real estate dealer pre-.
diets that before cold weather sets in the
number will be increased TO fifteen thousand
in consequence Of the doubling up of fami.
lies.
Justin Arajo shot and MORALLY wounded
Manuel Burton, an inoifensive citizen, in
San Juan, CAL, on Thursday. The same
night body of masked men took Arajo from
the Jail and hanged him outside the town.
A convention in the interest Of Southern
mail facilities will meet at Fortress Monroe
on the 25th instant. 1t will be attended by
over 200 delegates from all parts of the
South, and the President and members of the
Cabinet are also expected to be present.
At the horse show at the Alexandria Pal.
ace, London, on June 10, the American horse
Preakness, now owned by the Duke of Ham
ilton, received the first prize. This victory
of an American bred horse in the show ring
will be highly gratifying to breeders in this
country.
The State Department has no official ad.
vices as yet concerning the reported Spanish
outrage upon the schooner Rising Sun. IL
has ordered thorough investigation of the
matter, however, with view to obtaining full
reparation should the published statements
be verified.
The meeting of the Governors, to be held
in Philadelphia next month"; promises to be
success. 1t is expected that Gov Carroll
will meet the Southern Governors in Balt.
more and accompany them TO Philadelphia.
New York, Cape May, Boston and Lowell
will be visited.
There is much excitement at St. Adams,
VI, caused by the report that A. J. Samson
is deiaulter to n large amount to several estates
for which he executed bonds as executor, etc.
An investigation by those interested will be
made at once. The accused is minister of
the Congregational church and ex.judge of
probate.
A citizen of Washington, N. Y. lost a COW
recently in singular manner. In going
down hill she attempted to pass between two
small trees, that stood within about fifteen
inches Of each other, and her hips stuck
between the trees, holding her fast in this DO.
sition. She was found dead.
Superintendent Lagrange of the Branch
Mint in San Francisco, stands charged before
the Committee Of Investigation, with de-
frauding the Government by the sale of mate.
rial and appropriatng the money to his own
use, and raising bills for material, and with
approving and paying sundry accounts for
material which was never delivered at the
Mint.
The colored men Of Guthrie, KY, held
public meeting on Sunday, and some of them
becoming too boisterous, Town Marshal
johnson arrested two Of their number. In.
stigated by preacher from Tennessee, the
blacks attempted to rescue the prisoners, and
in the struggle, the Marshal was badly beaten,
Deputy Marshal Wilcox was shot in the arm
and negro was killed.
The house of William Anderson, near
Worthwhile, Ky, was fred by unknown per.
sons early on Tuesday morning, while the in
mates were asleep. A daughter of Anderson,
sixteen years of age, awoke and went to the
door, when she was fired upon by the unseen
ruiiians, and so badly wounded, eleven shots
taking effect that she died at noon. No mo.
tive for the crime is known.
The funeral Of Haekett, killed in the recent
riot, took place in Montreal on Monday with
Orange honors. All the Protestant societies
were represented in the procession, and the
military were out in force. There were some
slight demonstrations, but nothing serious
occurred until evening, when a party of
Orangemen, on their way home, in one Of the
suburbs, were attacked by mob, and a young
man was MORALLY wounded.
Forest fires, caused by long drought and
famed by high winds, have ragged for several
days near Fort Fairfield, Me. Large areas
Of timber land have been burned over and
many bridges destroyed. On Tuesday, the
starch factory and dry house Of johnson 4
Phair, and Stewart lumber mills, ut Pressure
Isle, were burned. Houses and barns were
destroyed at Cariboo, New Sweden and