The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-02-17

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Iho usual carnival professions OF tut
"Mardi Graf" took place Tuesday in New
Orleans, Memphis and Mobile.
One thousand barrels Of Sangamor
whisky, shipped from Illinois to New
York, have been seized for suspected
frauds in gauging.
Recently the upholstery of chair in
Major X. W. Paynes law Office, Warren
ton, Va, was fired by the rays of the sun
localized by common window glass.
The treasurer and collector of taxes ad.
vertises a list of 1869 delinquent taxpay
ers in the first, second, third, fourth, sixth
aud seventh districts Of Baltimore county
Md.
A despatch dated London, February
Sth, says that famous short-horn COW, the
"Tenth Duchess Of Geneva" is dead
This animal was bought by Lord Beehive
Mt New York Mills, in 1873, for over
$50, 900.
One day last week in the vicinity Of
Charlottesville, Va, party of ladies and
gentlemen engaged in the exciting sport
Of an ld-fashioned fox-hunt The ladies
were early on the ground at the call of the
horn, followed the dogs closely, and were
in at the death. One of them secured
the brush.
On Thursday morning, between eleven
and twelve o'clock, a supposed lunatic en-
tered the Governors room in the State
house, New Orleans, and fred at Gov.
Packard, but the weapon was struck down
ward by bystander, and the shot took
effect in Packard's knee. The man was
knocked down and secured.
The Mountain City Bank of Pottsville
suspended on Saturday, in consequence of
large Withdrawals of deposits during the
past few months. The directors say there
will be no loss to depositors, time only
being required to convert the assets.
Bad Investments 10 real estate are suppos
ed to have caused the trouble.
In Memphis, on Saturday, Judge Log
wood, of the Criminal Court, fined Elk.
Mayor Logue $50 aud sentenced him to
jail until he is ready to answer for refusing
to testify against his sou Robert. The
latter is charged with forging his fathers
name to an order for a small amount, and
Mr.. Logue refuses to testify, on the
ground that his testimony would disgrace
his son.
A pastoral letter from Bishop o Hara,
accommodating the members of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians," was read
in all the Catholic churches of the diocese
of Scranton, on Sunday. The Order has
a large membership in that diocese, where
for three years past it has been supposed
to be rather in favor with the clergy than
otherwise, and the Bishops action has
caused a profound sensation,
An army of rats infest slaughter,hOuse
in Assonet, Mass, aud as slaughtering of
beeycs and hogs has been given up till
spring the rats are obliged to go out on
foraging expeditions among the people Of
that neighborhood A man who lives next
the slaughter-houso says he has to keep
light burning all night through fear that
the rats will kill and devour his children.
1t is rumored that when the ncgotia !,
tions pending with Nicaragua regarding
the proposed interoceanic ship canal are
completed, the presidency of the company
formed for the construction of the canal
will be offered to President Grant. Also
that General Grants visit to Europe after
the expiration of his official term will be
in the interest Of the company, for whom
he will negotiate loan
The steamer Bavaria, from New Or.
leans for Liverpool, was burned at sea on
the 9th inst. Her crew and passengers
escaped in the boats, and were picked up
by the bark Dorothy Thompson, in a north
east gale, nineteen hours afterwards, and
landed at Beaufort, S. C. The Bavaria $
cargo consisted of 1925 bales of cotton,
so bags of seed cotton, aud 1000 barrels
of rosin. The vessel aud cargo were val
ued at 100000.
1t is understood that the engineers ap.
pointed to examine the stability of the
foundation of the Washington Monument,
in Washington, have discovered that the
soil is not firm enough to bear the weight Of
the addition to the shaft, and that they will
recommend the tearing down of the present
neglected structure aud its re-erection at
the intersection Of Massachusetts, avenue
and 18th street, the highest and one of
the finest localities in the city.
The great number of marine disasters
reported during January shows the sever
ity of the winter at sea. During January
the number of vessels belonging to or bound
to or from American ports that were lost
numbered 81, the value Of the vessels,
exclusive Of their cargoes, being estimated
at the large total of 81 ,32O,0 This is
the heaviest loss for many months, aud
yet the list does not include the stranded
steamship Amerique, which there is still
probability of saving. There were lost
three steamers, eight ships, eighteen
barks, eight brigs and forty seven schoon.
ers.
The expected strike of the locomotive
engineers on the Boston and Maine Rail
road, took place Monday afternoon. AT
four o'clock the engineers along the road
drew the fires and abandoned their loco.
motives. Some engineers not belonging
to the Brotherhood were secured by the
company, and few trains were run, but
not enough to accommodate travel. At
seven o'clock in the evening, 1000 people
were in the depot at Boston awaiting trans-
portation. A train which left Boston for
Portland, and one which left Portland for
Boston, were laid up near Kennebunk,
Me-, while freight trains were laid up on
sidings all along the road, The strikers
did no damage to property. TIE local
trains will be consolidated, and freight
travel abandoned for the present. The
strike is caused by the final refusal of the
company to increase the pay of the eppi.