The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-04

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lngton will soon leave China for the United
States, accompanied by members of lega
ton and consuls for various American ports
A gang of masked robbers entered III,
post at Marshall, Texas. on Sunda,
night, compelled the postmaster to omen the
safe, and took $1,000 in money and stamps
Mrs. Mary Hewes, of Boston, Mass, cele.
brated her one hundredth birthday on Mon.
day, April 22d, and among her guests was ar
old playmate, who is four years older thar
her.
In some of the counties the citizens are
placing cards on their doors and gates having
printed on them the word 'ssmallnox.n In
order to keep out intruders. The plan work:
we'll.
Railroad Commissioner Bell made per.
sonal assault on State Senator Forrest, in the
Ohio Senate, Tuesday. The eombatants were
separated before they had done each other
much damage.
Two thousand operatives, thrown out oil
employment by the stoppage of the Borde,
City and Sycamore Mills, in Fall River.
Mass, are to parade and hold a mass meet.
ing to-day.
J: I. Janney, near Bay View, Cecil coun.
", Nd, had fourteen Cotswold sheen killed
by dogs, on Friday night, the 10Th uit. His
flock consisted of twenty sheep of q very
superior quality.
The Ettrick Shepherds snuff box, curnu-
copla OF horn, is owned by Mr. Robert Clarke.
Of Cincinnati. 1t was sent to him by the
| poet widow, for whom, when she was poor.
he collected a fund in Cincinnati
The United States notes retired in April.
owing to the issue of National bank notes.
will be about 81, 100000. The Secretary OF
the Treasury has ordered this amount to be
replaced by silver dollars, to be paid ont in
the current course of business.
Senator Don Cameron has six children.
The eldest IS handsome girl of twenty one,
/ whose stepmother will be nineteen, Miss
/ Cameron owns farm in her own right. and
manages the business successfully herself
/ She is very fond Of Miss Sherman and favors
her marriage.
! In the Catholic Church at Milford. Mass.
/ Monday, Rev. Father Cuddihv severely de-
nounced the Hibernian Order, declared their
| pews in the church vacant, and warned Amer
leans against them, as the Mollie Mcguire
disturbances OF Pennsylvania might be repeat
ed in New England.
A youth in Lakeville, Mass, enraged be.
cause young lady would not permit him to
accompany her home from prayer meeting.
drew pistol and threatened to shoot her.
\ Tbs yQnug lady wrested the revolver from
/ his grasp, aud carried it home, and still re-
tains possession Off
! The national executive committee of the
/ soeialistic Labor party Cincinnati. are out in
a card denying that any branch or section of
I that party is supplied with arms or undergo.
ing military drill in Chicago or elsewhere, as
charged in dispatches a few days ago. They
claim their organization to be purely political.
/ All disabled soldiers of the United States.
whether they served in the late war, the Next
can war, or the War of 1872 have the right
of admission to the National Home for
| Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, which has
branches near Dayton, Ohio; Augusta, Maine:
/ Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Fortress Mon
roe, Va,
A general conference of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church South commenced on
/ Wednesday, at Atlanta, Georgia. 1t is he
/ lieved that the conference will take special
action in regard to the union of the Northern
| and Southern sections OF the Church, and In
I this view the proceedings will be Of national
I importance.
| Rev. DR.. Stephen H. Tying, Sr.. preached
I his farewell sermon as Pastor of ST. George 5
/ Protestant Episcopal Church, IN New York.
/ Sunday morning. His voice faltered while
/ speaking of the severance of his relations with
| the congregation and at the close he was led
opt Of the church feehly leaning on the arm
OF one OF the members.
/ The War Department is in receipt of infor-
nation confirming the apprehensions in GER
tain quarters that there is likely to be serious
/ troubles with the Indians this summer. A
I long letter in reference to the hostile Indian
movements, received by Secretary McCrary
I within iow days, has been referred to the
\ General Of the Army. The army appropria.
/ ton bill is still pending.
| The japanese Government has offered to
/ Lieutenant Reade, of Lowell. Massachusetts.
/ the position of Director General of the cleo.
/ trio lines in Japan. under five years con-
/ tract, at $1,000 per year, which position he
has decided TO accept, provided lie receives
the requisite permission from the War De
/ partment at Washington, without prejudice
| 70 his present army commission.
The delegation Of southern Congressman,
I consisting of Senators Gordon. Morgan and
Jones, and Representatives Carlisle. Ellis.
! 1eates, Whitthorne, Clarke, Hooker Young,
] Mayey and Goode, invited TO visit Boston by
I the Commercial Club Of that city, arrived at
the Hub, on Saturday morning They wsra
received by the Governor at the State House
Z and by the Mayor at the City Hall, and visited
several places al interest in the city. In the
afternoon the visitors attended the regular
/ dinner of the Club, and speeches we're made
| by Governor Rice. Senators Gordon and
james, Representatives Whitthorme. Hooker
and Ellis, e& Governor CASTOR and others.
expressing the most fraternal sentiments,
politics being ignored.
A report comes from San Francisco OF a
movement there to fit out a Russian privateer
to prey on British commerce in the event of
var between England and Russia. Letters
of maTque rom the Russian Government are
said to be already on hand in blank, waiting
faF declaration OF war 10 be filed out
{ Negotiations for tho purchase of steamers are
going on, and ovGr two HUNDRED men are
already engaged for the enterprise. Capt.
Waddell, formerly Of the confederate cruiser
/ Shenandoah, Is mentioned rs commander of
I the pTivateer. In this connection IL Is stated
. tbat the Russian corvette Craysser, now at
San Francisco, al OF receiving news of the
outbreak Of hGstlitles, * GHGs g tc sea aud
lie in wait for British vessels bound to that
port. Except . corvette and small guuboRt
ct Victoria, and frigate near Panama, there
are no british vessels in the North Pacific.
\ telegram from Monti6s, -erorts that as
n party sc 'Youns Britonsr we're Fetufais.
from concert in the suburbs Of that city on
Monday 5;gbt, they were attacked at WEI
lingtou Bridge by BSri5 Of. Catholic Union
lists, who lay IN ambush. More ,tfSg enc
hundred shots we're fred, killing John Gala
Esu, ssd seriously woundiug Johanna Meehan
and maH RaGeq MqiliH. ! cab containing
au OrangemaR named JOSEPH Lang E4g :if
died with bullets, aud Lang was wounded
As the shooting took place 10 ihe darkness,
and the killed and wounded, except Lang,
were Unionists, it vas generally believed IN
Montreal that the latter fired into ii party 81
tier f.prds by mistake, the Orangemcn re-
tggnin5 hous ~ G different route. The Corn
Exchange Of NOStFeai gassed gs7o!usi0u on
Tuesday calling the attention Sfthe ats ~
Ihori,ies to she prevalence OF these disgrace
ful faction fights and urging upon Councils
':tns NECESSITY Of taking urgent and impeTa-
NJ tive steP1 - repras7 the. growing evil and
hiring lie. nffender. 70 i-Is.i.c. without resnect