The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-05-19

There are strong indications Of further
decrease in the price Of coal
Baltimore has a new social and literary
organization, the Atheueum Club.
The town Of Schenectady, New York, is
suffering from typhoid fever epidemic.
Anne Arundel strawberries have appeared
in the Baltimore Harket--50 cents quart
Elk President Grant received visitors for
two hours on Tuesday in Independence Hall.
He sailed for Europe on Thursday.
The people Of Hanover county, Va, are
carefully cunning for lioness which is sup
posed to have escaped from menagerie.
Up to Saturday night 1909 loaded boats
leit Cumberland, Nd, as compared with 1854
for the same time last year-a gain of 3I5.
jesse r. Grant, son of ex President Grant
will act as correspondent for the Chicago
Inter Ocean while in Europe with bis father.
The Richmond, IVA. Enquirer says Gen.
Bradley L. johnson positively denies that he
con,emplates removing from that city to Bal.
timore.
Two more bodies were taken from the ruins
of the Court House at Rockford, Ill.,, on
Sunday, so mangled as to be scarcely recog.
nizable
The Town of Gorham Maine, is now en-.
gagged in furnishing an order from the Russian
government for S25O,OOO worth Of the best
powder.
ExGoye rnor Hendricks has returned from
California nd will go to Europe in June.
After his return he will practice law at In.
dianapolis
Mr., Moody, 1t is stated will visit Baltimore
in September and hold a series of revival
meetings at the close of the exhibition OF the
American Pathological Society
The Secretary of the Navy has appointed
Paymaster A. S. kenney Commissary of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, in place of
Colonel Richard Swami, deceased.
Hon. Charles II. Bryan, ex- Judge Of the
Supreme Court of California, was strangled
to death on Tuesday by piece Of meat lodg-
ing in his throat white he was dining
A man, charged with burglary, was taken
from the Jail in Providence, Carroll parish,
La, on Thursday night, 10th instant, by a
mob of disguised men, and shot dead.
Gov. Rice, Of Massachusetts, has vetoed
the local option bill, on the ground that the
existing license law having been in operation
only year its efficiency has been but partially
tested.
The Mormons in Utah continue TO arm and
drill, and the Genties in the northern and
southern settlements are alarmed because
there are few United States troops there, Gov.
Emory has applied to the Secretary of War
for troops to be forwarded to several unpro,
tected points.
Hester, FULLY and MclIugh, the Molly Ma.
CURES convicted of having murdered Alex
andcr Rea, near Mount Carmel, nine years
ago, were sentenced to be hanged ut Blooms.
burg, Pa, on Monday,
Governor Carroll, Of this State, aud Miss
Carter Thompson, formerly of Staunton, Va,
were married in the Cathedral ia Baltimore,
on Monday Rev. Thomas S. Lee officiating.
The ceremony was private.
In Richmond, Va, on Monday, an indict.
ment for enlightenment was found against
Rev. 4. I. Baird, eX Secretary of the Pres.
byterian Committee of Publication for the
South, Mr.. Baird, it will be remembered,
was recently deposed from the ministry for
embezzling the committee fund His where.
abouts are unknown.
A steamer from Baton Rouge to New
Orleans Monday night struck u snag and SINK.
Most of the passengers saved themselves on
cotton bales, aud the women and children
were placed on the yawboats and safely land.
ed. 1t is believed three of the passengers
were drowned.
The Secretary Of War has received from
Drexel, Morgan Il Co., of New York city,
proposition TO furnish sufficient means, at
rate Of interest not to exceed . or g per cent.
per annum, to pay the army from the LIST of
July until the army appropriation bill shall be
passed. but the Secretary has declined.
A trunk containing $4,000 worth Of jew.
elry was sent from Worcester, Mass, on Sat
urday, to Ellison 4 Co., jewellers on Broadway
n. \. in charge of an agent. At Hartford,
some adroit thief managed to change the
check, and so obtained the package on its
arrival in New York. He took it to the
Putnam House, whence it was afterwards
taken away by hackney coachman, and
from that point all trace of the stolen property
has been lost.