The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-08-11

The Russians have made another attack al
Plevna, and have sustained somewhat
disastrous repulse at Jaslar.
Reading, Pa, has followed the lead Of Bal.
timore and formally exonerated the military
for firing on the rioters.
Shreveport, La, poisoned one hundred and
sixty.nine dogs the first day Of the campaign
against them. 1t was not good day for dogs
either.
The schooner George l.. Treadwel, OF
Baltimore, was lost on July 10Th at Ship
Channel Keys, but her crew were saved aud
have been sent to New York.
John W. s. Robertson, charged with hay.
ing committed forgeries to the amount Of
100000 in Iowa, six years ago, was arrested
in Cowan, Tenn, on Monday night.
For negligent management of case en-.
trusted TO him, Warsaw, N. Y, lawyer has
just been compelled TO pay the client who
suffered by his remissness $500 damages.
Mr.. Howard Lewis, who lives near Media,
Pa, missed COW a few days ago. and after
diligent search, she was found tied to q tree
Tamps had been milking her for two days.
Mr.. Daniel W. Voorhees,, Of Indiana, has
entered into contract 10 give series Of
lectures before lyceums the coming fall and
winter. His subject will be ''Thomas Jelfer.
SON.
A formal application from the Samoan
Government for the establishment Of pro.
tectorate over the Samoan Islands by the
United States was laid before the Cabinet
Tuesday. No action was taken upon it.
Somewhere ia Wilbrah am, Mass, lives an
honest variety Of thief. Mr.. Markhams COW
laNalu nou hnn.a NJ ~, .F.
fastened 10 her horn, containing six cents
and this note Enclosed find six cents for
one quart Of milk taken this forenoon.
The Common Council of Meriden, Conn,
received report from its Finance Committee
on Monday night, showing that City ColIec.
tor Frank q. OTIS is defaulter for S3566.
AS Otis has neither bondsmen nor property,
the committee will criminally prosecute him
for embezzlement.
Two deputy United States Marshas, with
two assistants, seized tobacco factory in
Henry county, Tenn, last Friday night.
While loading the machinery in wagon, they
were surrounded by twenty five armed men,
and compelled to abandon their work Some
OF the outlaws wished to kill the officers.
The Philadelphia Ledger says Charles
Verdier's fine collection Of gladiolus exhibi.
TED at the centennial last year was purchased
by Henry Haines, Esq, and presented to the
Park Commission as n contribution to the
ornamentation Of the grounds. These and
about twelve hundred more plants, imported
from the same Conservatives, are now coming
into bloom, making beautiful display, in
front of the Horticultural Hall, in the Park.
Forest fires which had ragged in Brown
county, Wisconsin, for several we eks, swept
away the houses of number Of settlers in
Eaton township on Monday. A settlement
of Polanders suffered most severely, about
thirty families being rendered homeless.
They lost houses, farming implements, cloth.
ing, crops, live stock, and everything else
they possessed, and barely escaped with their
lives They had to force their way through
line Of fire two miles wide, and many of them
were badly burned in doing so. Heavy show.
ers fell Tuesday, which will extinguish the
fire.