The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-05-05
News of the Week.

year on the 18th inst.
There are S55 steam ers on the great north
ern lakes tonnage l90,367.
Two inches of snow fell in Dubuque, Iowa,
on Friday night April 81.
Lydia L. HUFF, died last week, in Philadel.
pha, Pa. aged ys years.
From the LIST Of May to the LIST of Septem.
Der, oysters are prohibited in Baltimore.
Frederick Wolty, aged 9S years, died in
Dillsbury, York county, Pa, on Saturday
last,
Governor Nichols of Louisiana has ap.
pointed May 10 as day of thanksgiving aud
prayer.
A great revival in temperance is in progress
in Philadelphia, Pa, under the conduct of
Mr.. Murphy
Messrs. Way 4 Co., the largest house in
metal and hardware in Boston, have suspend
ed. Liabilities 100000.
From March l., 1876, to March /, 1877,
G57 ,215 persons visited the Philadelphia Zoo
logical Gardens.
The Reformed Dutch Church at New
Utrecht, l.. l., will this year celebrate its two
hundredth anniversary.
Ex-Governor Noyes, Of Ohio, has been
selected by the President as Minister to
France, and has accepted the position.
There is now living in Dover, Del, an
old gentleman named Josiah Galbraith, who
reached the age Of l02 years on last Christ
mas
From February 30 to April 4th last, 6O3
emigrants, No of whom were Americans
by birth, sailed from New York for sgd
ney, Australia
The wife Of John HefFner, of Reading, Pa.
has lately presented her husband with their
forty fifth child, so says paper called Truth
for The People.
Four hundred coal miners at New Strait
Vile, Ohio, struck Monday, against reduc
ton of the price of mining to 30 cents per
ton.
Hon. Alexander II. Stephens argued case
in the Supreme Court Of the United States
on Monday. II was his first argument in
q Court for many years.
Commander J. d. Marvin, of the United
States sloop. OF. war Alert, shot himself on
v board his ship, at Yokohama, on the 10th ult
No cause is assigned for the act
The managers Of the Eastern railroad lines
met in Chicago on Saturday, and instructed
their freight agents to advance the rates on
Eastern business cents.
Mr.. Alban Harvey, Of Birmingham town
L
mare which gave birth to twin colts on Wed
nesday, April 18th, and up to this writing
they are both living and doing well.
Belle Boyd, the ex. Confederate spy, warns
the public against bogus Belle Boyds who are
travelling aud seeking pecuniary aid. The
j real Belle is married, aud is living with her
husband and children in Baltimore.
"A At North Weare, n. H., on Sunday, James
Hurd left his insane wife at home in charge
n of their son boy Of ten years. During the
4 fathers absence she killed the boy with an
axe and hanged herself
Two counterfeters, named Starrberg and
a Schwarz, were arrested in Cincinnati, on
Friday night. Eleven moulds, several cleo.
trio batteries, and several hundred counter.
felt half dollars were seized.
The Dime Savings Bank of Bethlehem, Pa
suspended Monday morning. Its liabilities
are over S2S5, 900 No statement is made of
its assets, except that they will be sufficient
to yield fair percentage
The Rattsmdns Journal says there is no
market at all for timber and every man is
selling for Just what he can get. Before the
supply had arrived below a good raft or two
sold at twelve cents, but of all the sales since
\ then the average is given at about cents.
IL is reported from Alaska that the order
4 for the withdrawal OF troops from the Terri
tory has caused depression of business
there. Serious trouble is expected TO arise
between the Indians and the whites after the
departure of the troops.
The storm which commenced in the North.
west on Thursday night of last week, ended
on Saturday night. There was heavy sleet
and hail in Nebraska, followed by a hard
frost. Seven inches of snow fell 10 portions
OF Iowa and Illinois.
Toll.gales in England are to have five years
"a more grace, when they are to be abolished
and the road kept in order, partly by small
local rates out Of the funds of respective
counties, but chiefly out of the public treas.
ury of the nation.
The Wamsutta Mills, in New Bedford,
Mass, were reopened on Monday, and a
number of operatives resumed work The
police were on duty to prevent rioting, but
*. no disturbance occurred though 1.-THE women
strikers were very noisy.
During March "a persons were arrested for
violations of the postal laws, aud ten have
been tried and convicted. Twelve of the ar.
rests were for sending obscene matter through
the mails. Five postmasters, arrested for
embezzlement, have not been tried.
Half the business portion of the village OF
Canaioharie, situated on the line Of the New
York Central Railroad in Montgomery coun.
", n. Y, was destroyed by fire at AN early
X hour on Sunday morning. The burnt district
81 covers eight acres. The loss i. estimated a,
100000.
John n. Gully, prominent Democrat OF
De Kalb, Miss, was wAylaid and assassinated
on Thursday week Upon atiidayits Of two
negroes, several alleged assassins were arrest.
ed, and on Sunday afternoon a large mob of
men fired upon the prisoners, killing four
of them and MORALLY .wounding fifth. All
81 of those killed we're white Republicans ex.
cept one, who was Democrat.
The East Hanover Presbytery, in session
" at Petersburg, Va, has unanimously depOsed
from the ministry and suspended from the
communion Rev. Dr. 4. +. Baird, whose ac-
counts as Secretary of the Presbyterian Pub.
LEGATION committee are alleged TO be "eom-
Y plicatedn to the amount Of S22,00O DR..
Baird has been missing from Richmond, Va.
for week.
The Novelty Works building in Montreal
was destroyed early Sunday morning by n
fire, supposed to be the work of incendiarism
After the FIRE had burned an hour the walls
fell outward, burying q number OF hremen
and others. Nine men were killed, and ten
seriously injured. Several of the injured
were extricated after remaining under aple
Of hot bricks for an hour.
Ex-President Grant is announced TO sail
from Philadelphia, Pa, on Thursday, May
~ II, having taken passage in the American
81 line steamer Indiana. The Quaker City has
arranged to give him good send.oG. indie
pendence Hall has been placed at his disposal
for public reception, City Councils have
X rendered him the Inequalities of the city, and
the Penn club, the leading literary art organ
ization will rive an entertainment in his
honor.
A consignment of reapers aud mowers said
to be the largest ever made at one time to
any point East or West, arrived at Harrisburg
Pa, on Friday evening. The train, consist
ing Of ~ cars, contaiug 1900 machines, left
Springfield, Ohio, on Tuesday week The
machines valued at S250,O00 are intended
for distribution at points east of Harrisburg
Two more consignments of the kind are ex
pected within the next twelve months.
The captain of ship which arrived recently