The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-08-25

II costs about S250,000 year to condue
the business of the Baltimore Custom House
Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian premier
has rendered his resignation.
President Hayes has accepted the invitation
TO be present at the meeting Of the Army o
the Tennessee at ST. Paul, September 5-6.
The delegation of Sioux Indians, including
Spotted Tail, Red Cloud and Crazy Hors,
will reach Washington about the 26th Of Sep
TENDER.
Elk Minister Washbume. now at Berlin, ha,
had an interview with the Emperor and En-
press Of Germany, when they thanked him
for his protection to German subjects il
Paris during the seige.
A hail storm in Centreyille, Queen Anne
county, Nd, on Tuesday, destroyed abou
10000 boxes of peaches and much of the
fodder crop. The storm was also very de
structiye at Chestertown, Kent county.
Charles B. Walden, Deputy Collector Of
Customs at Richmond, Va, has been arrested
and held in $4,000 bail on the charge Of EN-.
bezzling $1,000 in Government funds. He
says he lost the money in gambling
The Treasury Department announces thai
on and after the LIST of October next, all i'm
portations of sugars, artiieially colored foI
the purpose Of securing their entry at lower
rate Of duty, will be seized and presented for
forfeiture.
The fine barn on the farm of Mr.. Wine.
brenner, in Frederick county, Nd, wa.
struck by lightning on Monday afternoon de
stroying it completely, together with about
1000 bushels Of wheat and quantity Of
provender.
The laborers in the nail and tack works OF
Chess, Smythe x Co. ut Pittsburg, who struck
last week for an increase Of wages, resumed
work on Monday at the old rates. While the
strike lasted it compelled about 500 employees
to remain idle
Nelson Parker, colored man, who profes.
sed to have some knowledge of what had
become Of Charley Ross, has been charged
with conspiracy in the extOrton of money.
He is now in prison in Philadelphia awaiting
trial for shooting his wife.
Frank A. Thornton, son.in.law of John r.
Ford, Baltimore, committed suicide, by
taking laudanum, at his residence in Prince
Georges county, Nd, on Wednesday after
noon. Two weeks ago he buried his wife
and her death unsettled his mind.
Two thousand freeloyers, freethinkers, and
| inhdels, assembled In campmeetng, this
week, at Shawsheen Grove, Mass. Fowl
expressions and unclean ideas were advanced
Mt the meeting sufficient to drive away all
decent people, If any such were present
Smallpox is reported to be dangerously on
the increase in Chicago. In one Of the most
squalid wards Of the city forty cases have
been found, and the health commissioner has
taken measures to prevent the spread of the
pestilence by ordering general vaccination.
The striking miners at Carbondale, Pa. =,
on Wednesday stopped the pumps at one of
the Erie collierles, and a company Of militia
went TO the spot to protect the works. All
the mines IN this district are now idle. They
demand three cents per bushel of 10 lbs,
which does not seem excessive.
The Secretary Of War has received letters
from the Governors of West Virginia and
Maryland stating that order has been fully
restored along the line OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and recommending that the
troops be withdrawn. The necessary orders
were given TO General Hancock
s. L. Hardman was killed on Tuesday in
front of the Aston House, New York, while
exhibiting kenyon's fire escape apparatus,
| which he manufactured. He was lowering him
self from n third story window by cord at.
tached TO n brass band, fastened around his
body, when the band broke and he fell caus.
ing instant death,
United States Marshal Webster reports an
attack made on him by mob in Kentucky,
during which twenty shots were fired at him.
and his house bombarded during an entire
night. Two otherdeputies were also menaced
by mob in Adair county. Col. Crittenden,
| the United States Marshal for Kentucky, has
had one hundred persons arrested during the
last two months for violation of the revenue
laws.
Some miscreant threw poison into the salt
water section of the New York aquarium, u
day or two ago, and thus poisoned many thou.
sand dollars worth of rare fishes. A more
wanton piece Of rascality it is impossible to
imagine. The public indignation against its
perpetrators amounts TO positive excitement
The motive, it is conjectured, was revenge on
the part of some discharged employe, against
the proprietors.
Samuel W. Mcdonald, who was tried for
the murder Of Berry Amos, a well.known
sporting man, in Baltimore, in June, 1874
and acquitted, died at Terre Haute, Indiana,
on Monday night last. Deceased was wealthy
and we'll connected, and had promising ca.
reer before him, but his tastes and compan.
ionships led him into excuses and dssipa.
ton, his life finally ending at the age of
twenty years.
Theauthorities ofChestertown, Nd. appoin.
ted a posse ofcitizens and drove 81 ,ramps from
that town on the 4th instant, and 10 more
on the following Tuesday. The Cecil Whig
says that the parade Of the Guards, on the
Depot grounds, a. Elkton, dispersed camp
Of about fifty Of them, on Monday, of last
week, who had established themselves there,
and threatened to burn property, when food
and clothing were denied them They mis-
took the parade of the military for an attempt
to arrest them.
The striking miners at Beaver Brook, near
Hazleton, Pa, attempted on Sunday night to
make raid on the Crystal Ridge Colliery, of
A. Pardee Co., whose men refused to Join
in the strike. Information of the contempla
ted raid having reached Hazleton q short
time before midnight, force of citizens was
gathered to resist any attempt that might be
made to damage or destroy property. The
strikers, however, after compelling the York
town men TO join them, failed to get the
Honeybrook miners out, and therefore, gave
up the attempt. All the non.striking collier.
les were in operation as usual next morning.
The Presidential party started on wednes.
day on the return from the mountains. At
Weirs Station about five thousand persons
had congregated from the Winnepeso gee
Camp Meeting. The President and Members
Of the Cabinet were welcomed and made ad.
dresses. Vice President Wheeler joined the
party at North Concord, where an impos.
ing reception took place. The President
shook hands with about ten thousand people
in the rotunda of the State House, and was
introduced to the mass outside from the por.
tico, where addresses were delivered by the
President and Members of the Cabinet.