The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-06-08
News of the Week.

Mrs. Byran, n cattle farmer in Illinois.
took premiums amounting to 81, $50 at agri-
cultural fairs last fall.
The Springfield, H., State Journal, after
forty years existence, has succumbed to
financial embarrassments.
Two thousand two hundred live hogs have
been placed on board a steamship which Is
now in loading in Boston for Liverpool.
The drought in Jamaica continues. The
cattle are suffering from the drying up of the
grass, and in some districts the ponds are dry.
James B. Spiese. lawyer of Harrisburg.
Pa, has been sentenced to prison for eight
months, for extorting an illegal fee from
client.
The Bill for the repeal of the Bankrupt law
will take effect September LIST, 1878. There
will be a good crop of assignments in the
meantime.
The President has signed the bill to pro-
hibit the further retirement of legal tender
notes; also the Consular and Diplomatic Ap-
preparation bill.
H. G. Lenscoit, clerk in the Post. office
at Bradford, Pa, has been arrested for steal
ing registered letters. He confesses his guilt.
His thefts are said to be extensive.
Mills Nos. > and 8. in Warren, r. l., re-
sumed operations on Tuesday morning, after
six weeks suspension, caused by a strike.
Few Of the strikers were taken back.
According to annual custom, party Of
Americans in Paris visited, on Nav 20. the
little cemetary Of Picpus, where Lafayette is
buried, and placed a pot Of flowers, growing
IN American earth. upon his tomb.
Secretary Evarts announced TO the Cabinet
on Tuesday that Russia had accepted the in
vitation Of the United States to take part in
an international Congress for the purpose of
liking bi-metalic standard Of money.
The Army Appropriation bill, as reported
to the Senate, has the House clause prohibit
ing the use of the army as a posse eonaitatus
stricken out, but that transferring the Indian
Bureau to the War Department is retained.
Cheneys warehouse at Winchester, Ohio,
was burned Sunday morning, with outbuild-
ings containing $4,000 bushels of corn and
10000 bushels of oats. Four tramps, sus-
peeted of having started the fire, were ar
rested.
A monument to Andrew johnson, at Green
vile, Tenn, was unveiled Wednesday. The
ceremonies were attended by a number of
prominent persons and by Masonic and Odd
Fellows lodges from Knoxville and other
parts of the State
In the quiet and ancient borough Of Bor-
dentown, n. j., there we're, until quite re-
Gently, seventeen families, each having living
representatives of four generations. Borden
town was the American home of the ex-King
of Spain, Joseph Bonaparte, brother of the
Great Napoleon, and of Prince Lucien Mn
rat, whose death hasreeently been announced.
Thomas Hughlett, ESQ, fish commissioner.
deposited last week in the Wicomico river at
Salisbury, I75,000 young shad: in the Mano-
KIN, at Princess Anne, 1900; and in the
Chester river, at Millington, 250,OOO. On
the night OF the 10Th of May, they took at the
hsh-hatehing station, near Havre-de- Grace.
200 eggs, the largest catch that was ever
known to be taken at one time
Another of the semi-annual revolutions is
under way IN Mexieo-Escobedo leading the
Lerdists. Mexican revolutions result about
as follows Where one is successful, there
are ten that are mere pretexts for robbery of
the merchants within reach of the revolution
lists, under the pretence of forced loans.
This revolution near Piedras Negras seems
lated to take its place in the latter category.
On Monday about TOO miners frem differ
ent mines near Charleston, w. Va, captured
the steamer ModOck and went to Blacksburg
TO make the miners there stop work They
threatened to kill or drown every one oppos-
ing them. They succeeded in stopping the
session OF a train on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad and returned, making the train stop
where they pleased and refusing to pay fare.
Prince Bismarck and Count Won Bulow
are to represent Germany in the Congress;
Lords Beacons6eld, Salisbury and Odo Rus
sell for Great Britain; Count Sehouvaloff
and NJ. Doutrill for Russia, CouAt Andrassy
and Won Hagmerle from Austria; NM. Wad-
dington and De St. Walters for France, and
Counts Corti and De I-anney for Italy The
representatives for Turkey have not yet been
announced, The 18th Of June is the day fixed
for the meeting.
The wife of Major Mcdonald, Chief Clerk
of the Senate, died suddenly in Washington
Sunday, under the following circumstances
She had been i'll of angina pectoris, bat was
supposed to be recovering. Her husband has
also been i'll for some time, and is not likely
to recover. Sunday morning his physician
informed Mrs. Mcdonald that her husbands
disease would probably have fatal termina-
ton, and the shock OF the announcement
brought on an attack of her malady, which
caused her death in three-quarters of an hour.
The banking house of Samuel Doane & Son,
at Canton, Pa, was broken into on Tuesday
morning early by three burglars Mr. Do.
ane, who slept in the building, was seized
L
bers had only secured s., 500 of registered
bonds, when two neighbors, who had been
aroused by the struggle, came to the spot.
One of the gang was severely hurt by the
blow OF a club about the head, but succeeded
IN escaping. Mr.. Doaue had been bound
and gagged, and could not assist in the fight.
Canada is disposed to stand upon her rights
under the fisheries award at Halifax; but is
she as well prepared to maintain her obliga-
tons under the Treaty of Washington, as the
local representative Of Great Britain, in see
ing to it that Sitting Bull and his fugitive
Sioux do not set any hostile expedition on
foot upon the soil of the Dominion, against
the United States, with which Great Britain
and the Dominion are at peace? That ques-
ton may be worth looking after north of the
Lakes.
A telegram to the Galveston Nelrs saws that
Indians, supposed TO be from Mexico, are
raiding in Western Texas They have had
tight with sheep raiser named Colson, in
which one of them was killed and several
were wounded, and they killed or captured
two little sons of Mr.. ColsOn. Troops are on
the raiders trail. An official despatch from
Fort Clark reports that 70 head of cattle have
been driven across the Rio Grande into Mex.
leo, and cavalry have gone in pursuit. Eseo-
bedo is camped near Piedras Negras, in Mex
leo, and it is said that recruiting is regularly
carried on for him in San Antonio Texas.
From Hong Kong, China, comes news ola
terrible tornado, which visited Canton and its
suburbs on the 18th of April The storm
leveled all the houses in its course; making
clean sweep of everything for width of about
six hundred feet The violence Of the wind
was as great as that of a typhoon. Granite
blocks were lifted from their places and hurl
ed great distace, and boats we're carried far
in shore. Nine thousand horses are known
TO have been destroyed, and the loss of life is
estimated at from FIVE TO ten thousand. In
an eating house, containing fifty-two employ
es and one hundred persons taking refresh
ments, not one escaped. About one thousand
persons persisted on the water. The Chinese
authorities acted with promptitude in clearing
away the ruins aud burying the dead, and the /
visitation, so awful IN itself, has probably not
been followed by pestilence.
About half the town of Richmond, No.,
was destroyed by tornado on Saturday al.
ternoon of last week. Fifteen persons are
known to have been killed, three MORALLY in
jured, and at least forty seriously injured. I
The storm passed from southwest to north |
east, and was preceded by q heavy rain. |
More than one hundred buildings, includinga I
large brick hotel, were demolished in the /
town, and the loss in property is estimated
at $50, 600, Whole blocks we're swept of,
and timbers aud trees we're carried through