The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-01-06
News Of the Week.

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Central Park Lake, New York, on Tues
day.
A California farmer has sold his whea
crop for S658,9O0 and realized for hi
profits 100000
The brig Beaver, from New York to
Question:, has been lost at sea. Her
crew were saved.
The engineers strike on the Crane
Trunk Railroad Of Canada still continues,
but everything is quiet.
Queen Victoria was on the LIST of Jauu.
airy proclaimed Empress of India, at Delhi
with much pomp and ceremony.
Two brothers named Wcinhardt were
killed By fall of coal in a mine at Belle
vile, ILL.,, on Thursday week.
II is stated that 800 men are now en-
gagged on the Susquohan nah river gather
ing the ice crop, which is foot thick.
Bayard Taylor gets $4,000 u year as
editorial writer on the n Y. Tribune. His
works have yielded him some $4,000.
The trustees of the Agricu ltural Society
Of Allegany will offer the grounds near
Cumberland, Md, for sale IN January 20.
The gold production of Montana since
the discovery Of the mines in 1863 is cal
culated by an authority in that Territory
at s110,OOO,OOO.
The Kent County Railroad with its
rolling stock and other appurtenances, will
be sold at Chestertown, Md, on Thursday
the 18th of February.
Seventeen employees of the Boston
Custom House were discharged on Tues.
day. Their dismissal will effect saving
of about S24,OO per year.
William Kaney, aged H. was fatally
shot by James Maloney in Baltimore, on
Sunday. He was tresplssing on a place
where Maloney was Waterman.
The Lutheran Church Almanac for 1877
states that the number Of Lutheran com
municants in the United States is GAO.
AIS, an increase for the year of G7 ,276.
There is manufactory Of razor straps
at North East, Cecil county Md, which
was removed thither from Philadelphia on
account of greater cheapness ,f labor.
The Missionary Society of the Metho.
dist Episcopal Church is in d,bt S172,-
37717, II will require ten conts from
each member to pay this indebtedness
The game law forbds the Killing of
pheasants, cartridges and rabbits alter the
3lst of January, aud the rural hunters
are warned by the papers to let them
alone.
Orders are to be sent to our fores on
the Rio Grande to protect Americanciti-
zens against Mexican outragcs. TIN at.
teution of Congress will also be called to
the subject.
DR. Holland, Timothy Titcomb, } editr
of ,ScriJHer's Mdga=iae, is said to be WORT
quarter of million and to have an in
come of $4,000 to $4,000 from the
works of his pen.
Congress will reimburse DR.. VIM. r.
Wilmer, late Collector of Internal Revenue
for 9th district, Md, for the stamps stolen
from his Office at the Relay House year
or more ago,
Seven young men from Utopia, Ohio,
were drowned at Augusta, KY, on Mon
day week, by the breaking of an ice gorge
Three Of the bodies were recovered on
Friday of last week,
Colonel Jenifer, of Baltimore county
has sold his horse the Jenifer Arabian, Il
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania. The price
is supposed to have been between five and
six thousand dollars.
Chicago-has a most dangerous counter.
felt silver half dollar. This bogus coin
is composed of block tin aud other ingrc-
dients, has the ring of the genuine metal
and is not affected by acids.
Two men were killed by a snow slide in
Little Cottonwood cannon, Utah, on Fri
day week. Several hundred feet of snow
sheds on the Pacific Railroad were dcmol.
ished by the same avalanche.
During boxing match between P. j
McDermott and Daniel Davidson, in Bos
ton, on Thursday week, Da wilson suddenly
expired McDermott was arrested, but
was discharged Tuesday it being shown
that his antagonists death was caused by
heart disease.
VIM. II. II, Ely, lawyer of larry
town, N. Y, who plea ded guilty to the
charge Of aiding in the procuring o.
fraudulent naturalization papers, was sen
fenced on Friday to two years imprisou
ment at hard labor in the Kings County
Pcuitentiary.
In order to secure funds to complete
the railroad to its coal fields in the
Shenandoah Valley, the "Royal Land
Company of Virginia" has mortgagcd it,
property to the Fidelity Insurance, Trust
and Safe Deposit Company of Philadelphia
for three million five hundred thousanG
dollars.
The review of the British corn trade
shows a steady advance in prices and Q
confident feeling amongst millers and
dealers This is to be accounted for by the
limited supplies of wheat and corn from
this country and the expectation that
political events may happen which will
still further enhance the value Of stocks
Advices from Red Cloud Agency state
that two couriers, mail carrier and a
wood-chopper who left Sage Creek on
Christmas morning, were attacked by 30
"friendly" Indians, who killed the couriers
and wounded the other two, the carrier
MORALLY. The survivors heard firing in
their rear an hour after the Indians left,
and supposed other parties were attacked
Mr.. C. p. Bliss, of Chicago, with his
wife and children were upon the train that
broke through the bridge near Ashtabula,
and ms none of the family can be found it
is feared that they are included among
those burnt beyond recognition. Mr.,
Bliss is well.knoBn evangelist, and the
author of "Hold the Fort" the most pop.
ular and widely sung hymn of modern
times
As the John Scott, an American steam
boat, Of Brownsville Texas, was nearing
that place from Rio Grande City, on Sat
urday morning the Mexican vnord nm tho