The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-02-23
News Of the Week.

Inc hnndredth anniversary OF the birth of
robert Emmett, occurs on the Ith Of March.
\ bin has been introduced into the British
Parliament 10 abolish actions for breach Of
promise.
Revolving rubber-hael plates, to equalize
wear and prevent slipping. are the latest
novelty in the shoe trade.
The sloop-oi-war Wyoming viii leave Wash.
ington on March 18th, with the Government
exhibits Tor the Paris Exhibition.
DIR. Henry c. Moss was assassinatei nj his
home III enice, H., about l o'clock Monday
morning, by two unknown men.
The passage of the Silver bill is TO be cello.
DRAFTED IN New York. Senator Voorhees,.
ten. butler and other statesmen are to be
invited 70 speak.
The West Jersey Game Protective Society
has turned loose large number of wild gum
ca fowls IN the counties OF Atlantic Cumber.
land and Cape May.
Two steamships will soon arrive mt Phila-
delphia 20 take on board IS locomotives or
dered from the Baldwin Loeomotion works
by the Government of Russia.
Over forty persons have been poisoned Inv
using water from the infected well AZ Rich
ford, Vt, and several of them are not e,-necf.
ed 10 recover. The water Is being examined.
The employees along the whole line Of the
Midland Railway. of Ontario. struck on Mon
day TO recover arrearaees of WAGES. The
refuse TO resume until their wages are paid.
The largest temperance meeting ever held
IN Nestehesier county, y. Y. was held nj
Mount Vernon, in that county. on SUNDAY
afternoon. More than nine hundred persons
took the pledge.
War with Russia would be embarrassing To
the English and Russian royalties. Not only
Is the Duke OF Edinburgh the Cars son-in.
law, but the Czaroyitehs wife is the Princess
Of Wales sister.
1t Is claimed in Germany that the drug
known as eurare is sure cure for hvdronbo.
bla, rs it paralizes the motor nerves. without
affecting the sensitive ones, and so stops the
muscular CONFUSION.
Dr. q. +. Spencer, of Cambridge. Mass.
was arrested on Saturday for manslaurhter.
II IS alleged that he caused the death of Mr..
Catharine Mclean, by deserving her in crit
zeal condition in confinement
Reuben Dennis. colored, was taken from
ms house, near Shelbyville, Ky, on Friday.
by SIX masked men, and shot dead The only
reason assigned for the crime is that Dennis
us stated to have been a hard ease
Mr.. Augustus Wilcox, while fishing with
net IN the Baritaa river opposite New Bruins.
WICK ~ J., last Thursday, caught golden
trout and secured it alive. The fish Is said
to be something rare in that river and verv
beautiful.
N. Outrey, the French Minister at Wash. 1
ington, denies the Paris Exposition viii he
postponed. He says all reports from Paris
regarding tue Exposition are most favorable. !
and indicate that there will be nothing to
prevent the opening on May LIST.
Mr.. Henry c. Terry, a PHILADELPHIA LAWYER.
obtained $4,000 damages for the Kensngton
and Oxford Turnpike Company, and only
charged $4,000 for his services The courts
have granted q rule forbidding him to exDend
the balance he has not turned over.
George Adler and Thomas Garvev. partners
IN the Spring Valley ranch. l5 miles from
Deadwood, Dakota, quarrelleda few DAYS ago
about the merits OF their respective dos.
Garvey finally struck Adler with hammer.
and the latter shot his antagonist dead.
Adler Is under arrest.
The dead body of widow named Brantlev.
partly devoured by rats, was found in an old
house at Jacksonville, Ind, on Thursday
18th, by party of boys at play She lived
alone, and Il Is believed that she became so
weakened by starvation as to fall prey TO
the rats while yet alive
The remains Of Mrs. Benjamin Pi,man. of
CINCINNATI, were crcmated in the crematorvat
Washington, Pa, on Friday. Less than TWO
hours was required for the process. and Nr. |
Piiman, the husband Of deceased is reportcd
TO have depressed himself as more than sat.
isted with the result"
Two freight trains on the Hudsnn R;ver
railroad ran into each other near Fort Wash
ugion on Sunday morning, while rounding a
curve Two cars loaded with grain were
thrown into the river, and twelve other
cars were thrown of the track, but the train
hands escaped injury.
Barnum has been defeated in a Cincinnati
lawsuit, hgought by rivals In the show bust.
ness, who have secured verdict of $40. GOO
II was elnimed by the plaintiffs that Barnum
drove them into bankruptcy by announcing.
wherever they went, that their exhibition was
a worthless imitation Of his own
Last month the four por.s of New York
Boston, Baltimore and Portland sent SII.-
liO,659 worth of provisions To Europe.
Among the New ork shipments were 5. So.
$40 pounds Of ham, 2,974 $40 pounds of fresh
beet over 4,00O,O00 pounds Of pork, nearly
b,u0O,OOO pounds Of cheese, and half a million
pounds OF butter.
\ fire in New York on Sunday night de-
stroyed the Excelsior Block and Two Presbv-
terrain churches, on West Twenty-third street.
.Dt"eIu oEttitti anu EIGhtn avenues. The
Excelsior Block was a SKIS story building: it
contained SIX stores and the armorv of the
Eighth Regiment. The total loss is estima.
ted at upwards Of 100000.
The nomination of Bayard TAYLOR TO the
Berlin mission has set the Illinois Congress.
sional delegation up in arms, as they had as.
surances that this mission would be given 10
that State. The entire delegation had united
upon John Baker, and they were particularly
indignant to find that, instead of receiving 4
iirsi-class mission. he is 10 be sent to Ven.
ezuela.
\ telegram from Elizabeth n. j.. saws the
Piainteld Savings Institution closed its doors
on Saturday. lis statement on January LIST
showed a surplus of $4,000 Since that date
about one hundred thousand dollars of the
deposits have been Withdrawn. To save the
rest the officers applied for the appointment.
OF receiver, and were enjoined b. the Chan
ceilor against receiving or paying money.
District Attorney Bliss of St. Louis has
been ordered to enter Hcli5 prosegui in the
case CT John I. Hogue, an ex-reyenue agent
sent to 81. Louis to investigate charges against
certain distlllers. Hogue. who is the only
alleged member of the ST. Louis whisky ring
against whom proceedings stand was indicted
Tor accepting bride of several thousand dol
lars % make false report. lie has been in
Canada since his Indictment