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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30
Latest Foreign News.

Fridays papers contain the following de
patches:-Lord Derby announced his resig-
nation Thursday in the British House of Lords,
as secretary of foreign affairs. To prevent
needless alarm he said the measure adopted
by the cabinet, in which he could not concur,
would not necessarily tend TO bring about war.
Lord Beacensheld, to remove all mystery from
the matter, explained that the cabinet had
deemed it advisable for the reserve forces 10
be called out. Lord Lyons is mentioned, and
also Lord Salisbury, as the probable success
sor of Lord Derby. The military and naval
preparations of Great Britain are extending
10 her colonies IN various parts of the world.
Notwithstanding the answer OF Russia that
she maintains her former standpoint, the Inn
preston prevails at Vienna that negotiations
must not be regarded as altogether broken of.
The position of Austria continues a source OF
great anxiety and the subject of conflicting
rumors. There is n rumor that Russia and
Turkey have formed an alliance. 1t is init.
mated that the attitude of the new Italian
ministry is pro- Russian. Gen. Grant spent
Thursday at Rome among the artists. Garcin.
the French communist, has again been sen.
fenced TO death. There was a panic on ths
Paris bourse Thursday.
Four inches of SLOW fell on Thursday in the
midland cougtes Of England. The weather
throughout the country is unacceptable, ano
considerable damage to the crops is appre-
hended in consequence of the forward state
Of vegetation after two months Ct very mild
weather.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30
The Cigar Trade.

The following circular concerning the fac
tory premises or place where cigars are made
and the communication between the sane
and the place where the manufacturer sells at
retail, has just been issued by the Treasury
Department at Washington 1.-THE portions
of the law regulating the manufacture and
sale OF cigars, without declaring in specific
language that the two kinds of business, to
wit, manufacturing cigars and selling manu-
featured tobacco and cigars at retail, shall
not be carried on in the same place at the
same time, impose such restrictions, make
such requirements, and declare such forfeit
ures and penalties as render it impraeticable
for these two kinds of Business to be carried
on together, as above stated. Under as
lenient construction of these several sec
tions of the law as their language and the
purpose for which they were enacted, to wit,
the protection of the revenue, will admit, it is
held that a cigar factory or the place where
cigars can be made for sale must be at least
an entire room, separated by walls and par
titions from all other parts of the building,
and that the factory or place of manufacture
designated and described on Form 364 can
not be used, nor can any portion thereof,
even Though marked off OF separated from the
remainderb by railing, counter, bench, screen
or curtain, be used as a store where the man
utaoturer can sell his cigars otherwise than
in legal boxes, properly branded, labelled
and stamped.
''When cigar manufacturer has store in
room adjoining his factory, door and win
dows may be allowed between the factory and
store; and, if necessary for light or ventila
ton, the upper portion of the partition be
tween the factory aud store may be of glas
or wire-cloth. Collectors and all other rev
eRue athpors are enloined to see that thes,
! instructions are strictly enforced on and aftei
May l, lS7s.'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30
The Next Presidential Election.

Genera, Grant will lead the shattered forces
of the Republican party in the next Presiden-
tial fight. He is the only man, from the pre-
sent outlook, that can unite the party, and
give It the promise of national victory
Altoona Tribune, Republican,.
So writes the Altoona, Pa. Tribune, but
VIC cannot agree with our esteemed con-
temporary. We give the Republican
leaders credit for more political sagacity
than denomination of Gen. Grant would
imply. Ii would burden the party with
all the errors of the Grant Administration,
and prove to be a very milestone about its
neck. If the Republican party is already
shattered as the Tribune, Republican
paper, contends, it would be forlorn hope
indeed to trust to Grant A shattered
party, with the dead weight of Grantism
about its neck, with the added jpcum-
braace Of the Electoral Fraud, would
stand but a poor chance Of keeping ID
head above water in the contest of 1880,
If Grant is the best the Republican party
can do, the Democrats would have a com.
paratively easy task in rolling up much
heavier popular majority than they did il
1876.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30
Russian PreOautiOn.


The Powers are certainly very uneasy,
knowing that they may be driven or NAV
drift into war at any time. Three items OF
news show that Russia is not so peacefully in
clined as to abandon all efforts to put herself
in good condition for war with a stronger
foe than FErkeg, The Government is still
buying ammunition IN tbis popntry, and
building connecting railroads WHICH shall per,
feet the liRss Of communication between Rus
sia and the armies Ia Southern Turkey, and
the Grand Duke Nicholas has occupied posi-,
tons in the rear of the forts on the Bosphorus,
so that he can at any time march into them
and dispute the passage of the British iron
eladF into the Black Sea. The Bosphorus is
about seventeen miles long and from GOO to
l640 yards IN width, bnt Ice general width is
less than one thousand yards. Fee strait Is
divided into seven reaches, and navigation is
somewhat difficult, while both shqFes are
studded with fortresses, especially where the
channel becomes narrow. The strongest iron
clads could scarcely hope to force the passage
against tbs batteries il the latter were well
supplied with ammunition, reinforced by tor
pedo boats, and Russia, mindful Of the i'm
portance Of keeping her foes out Of the Black
Sea, has apparently taken the necessary
measures Cor getting command of the forts in
case of need. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30

HEARTRKxDIyG 0cCURRgSoEs.-On the
18th instant, William, son Of Mrs. John Mar
shall, by former husband, and now about 20
years old, picked up shell on Antietam bat
tleheld and took it to the home of bis parents
in the village of Porterstown, situated be.
tween Keedysville aud Sharpsburg, and in
the evening extracting therefrom some pow
der tested its virtue with fire by the lighted
candle, and it failed to explode. He then
laid the shell by for the night in the kitchen.
At early morn Of next day he was awakened
to make up the iiTss, He made the fire in
the room stove, and firing sick o, ane end
he proceeded 20 the kitchen and inserted il
into the SHE'LL when il bursted with terrible
effect, tearing off very nearly one of his hands
and laeeratlng the other, SCATTERING it with
the bones of the wrist, WHICH will require am
putation, and burned his eyebrows destroying
one of his eyes. Its power was signiRed by
lis display upon the kitchen. 1t demolished
the window lights and sash, broke hole
down through the floor and fragment passed
mp through the floor and through the roof.
pTs. Riggs and Russell responded promptly
10 the basiy summons TO the side of the poor
sufferer aud gave the requisite medical and
surgical attention the ease demanded.-
gerstoieR Nd, Nail.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30
Political Notes.

Our President lacks that force of character
which inspires respect, if not fear. Person
ally he is without enemies, and for the same
reason without friends. He neither repels
nsr attracts. Men willing to be his friends
and support MS neasayes discovered that
they can get just so near him and no nrafef.
He is all smiles, amiability and polite atten-
ton, but il is all Ike sunlight on ice The
chill is there, and all the more aggrayating
hon tle sRpegTdnce Of warmth. He Is as
relioent in The expression Of selling or ppin.
ion as Grant, and of worse sort, for be talks
but says nothing. One feels that he is teno-
ing all the time Dom PATS WdshiHgton
Letter.
Instead of his promised message to Con-
gress, explaining the true nature of civil ser
vice reform, Hayes sends in the name of his
sqperannuated relative SIN ith as a candidate
for life salary, rGnaWs the scandalous ap.
pointment of Reed to the Toledo postodice as
n reward for political services to Stanley
Matthews, and retains a convicted aud i'm
prisoned felon ut the head of the New Or
leans Custom House. Perhaps these three
executive acts explain the Fraud theory OF
civil service reform about as well as three
foolscap reams of Message, written out in
Rogers roundest and plainest handy J..
Sun.
The Senate on Tuesday rejected the nomi-
nation of John NJ. Dunn 10 be United States
Marshal of Delaware. The latter was oppos-
ed by both Senators from his State.
The nomination of Lewis T. Parsons TO he
United States Attorney for Northern Ala
bama was rejected by a vote of - against IL,
on Monday.
The Burlington Hank Eye has hut little
reason to believe that Iowa will go repubIi.
can this year.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30
A General European War Apprshended.

The tenor of foreign adviees seems to be
that war between England aud Russia is
more and more imminent An Anglo
Austrian alliance appears to be the great
aim of British diplomacy, at this time,
while Russia is assiduous in her efforts in
the same direction. But, with or without
Austria, it is announced that the course
Of Russia is onward, and the temper of
her people is such that a war with Eng
land would be very popular. Preparations
for hostilities are active among all the
powers, as if a general war were appre-
hended. The New York letter of the
PHILADELPHIA Ledger, of "Wednesday, says
British preparations for war begin to be
plainly visible in this country. The N. y.
Post makes the important statement that
British Government agents are actively en-
gagged throughout the West and Southwest in
buying M for export horses for cavalry SER
vice. The prices paid for them range from
$50 to $500 each. The largest purchases
have been .in Illinois and Kentacky. The
authority for the statement are officers of
Western railways now in this city. The
freight agents Of the Chicago and North
western Railroad Company report shipments
over their road of from five to ten car loads
of horses daily consigned to foreign agents.
1t is said that some rs, 600 animals in all have
thus far been bought, and that the shipments
are by way Of Canada As fast as the ami
mails are accepted they are branded with the
letter SIS, which signifies service.
It was reported in the drng trade to-day
that about 200, 900 ounces sulphate qninine
have been purchased recently in European
markets, for the Russian army. TO this is
attributed the material advance in price of
the article abroad and consequent advance
from 81 90 TO IS here. Home manufacturers
are reported 10 have little or no supply on
hand Their production has been very light
for long time past, in consequence Of the
gradual decline prices had undergone until
few days since; and under the sharp specula-
tive and other demand, induced by the condi-
ton of the foreign market, they were left
without supplies to fill regular orders. Peru
vian banks, from which quinine is mannfac-
tered. has also been very scarce for some
time past, both here and abroad, and this has
materially inferfered with production. In
the local market the price is wholly nominal.
As high as $4.50 per ounce has been paid for
some 200 onnees from second hands, but to-
day there was none 10 be had at less than So
per ounce, and il was matter of some doubt
If other than very few small lots could be
obtained even at that figure.
Private advices from business circles in
England, restrict agents here from entering
into aHy engagements running into the future,
except on the basis of the certainty of war
between England and Russia. This intelli-
gence affords the strongest indication yet of
approaching hos,iEtes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30

English Politics have never been equalIed
in eoarseness in this country. Lord Derby
has been referred to in public as n drunken
thief and Count Sehouvalof-s relations to
Lady Derby are the subject of the widest
comment in pro-Turkish circles, both imputa.
tons probably being without the slightest
foundation. Mr.. Gladstone bust has had to
be taken down in q liberal club to prevent a
quarrel and violence, and rope was sent to
BIN by some women gently limiting that he
ought 20 be hung. The Pail Mall Gazette
charges, in the post pointed language, that
''the people have been treacherously dealt
with BY the Government" because the cabi
net have pretended TO be united when they
were not, and says that ''the fatal influence az
priests and women has betrayed the country"
Lord Beaconsield has this language attribut-
ed to hint have the Queen on my side;
beye Parliament with me; | have the peo-
pie Of England behind me. If / were ten
years younger worlf remake the map of
Europe =
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30

CoNvIcr Observation-Disclosures seem
to have arrayed themselves everywhere
against convict labor in peniteBtiaries,
Feeling at all times the liveliest interest
/ in the welfare of the working classes, We
have endeayored to find out in what way
their interests we're injured by convict la
Dor, and whether the prevailing opinion
among them, on this subject, is not more
ideal than real. There seems to US TO be
something Of unreasonableness in their
protects against convict labor. State in
situations have 70 be supported for the
confinement Of the yicioRs and dcpraved
iD society, and if they are not self-sustaia-
ing. tkSy have to be sustained by the
treasury Of the State. through taxation,
and the public burden is thus increased
Some OF these institutions, by judicions
management, have been made to pay their
own expenses from the labor OF the con-
victs. Where such is the case there Is
no need to support them by taxation. But
how shall they be made self-sustaining if
the conviets are not employed at produc-
tive labor? They must be fed and clothed,
and if their labor can be made sufficiently
productive to meet the expense, 1t Is wrong
to keep them in idIeness, or to direct their
labor into unpFoductive channels At the
same time, competition with the labor of
the industrious mechanic or manufacturer
ought 60 be avoided, if possible, aud may
be, We think, if due care is exercised by
intelligent management of such institu-
tons.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30
Jesse POmeroy as a Student.

4 lie Is Acquiring Thorough Classical Fduration-
isai, french and German To While Away his
The Boston Globe says Probably there is
more curiosity concerning the prison career
OF Jesse Pomeroy than any other convict in
the institution. His atrocities are known the
world over and hundreds make the vain visit
to the prison to get sight at him. Indeed.
scarcely visitor appears but whe asks for
the privilege, and, strange as it may seem,
the most importune and persistent of these
are found among lady visitors. He has be.
come quite an exemplary young man and is
evidently determined upon acquiring thor
ough classical education. He is away by
himself IN q cell in that part of the prison
known as the supper Arch, - out of the sight
OF everything and everybody, and the only
sounds which greet his ears are the whistles
OF the passing locomotives and rumbline of
the trains
Three times day only is this solitude
oroken by the appearance of a keeper with
MS meals, and then not q word passes between
them. 1t should be added, in qualification.
however, that the chaplain visits him occa-
sionally, and also that his mother and brother
are allowed interviews with him every three
months. This is in accordance with the gen
eral rules Of the prison, all of which are APP
plicable to Pomeroy, with the terrible excep-
ton that his confinement is to be solitary
during his natural life. During the regular
working hours he is employed in making shoe
brushes, but in this respect he is not the most
profitable convict in the prison. He seems
TO have taken to literature rather than to the
mechanical arts, and spends much of his
time IN the acquisition of knowledge.
SO far as the English branches 90 he is al
ready master, and has now attacked Latin.
French and German, and is making astonish.
ing progress in all three of them. IL it were
not for the conditions which forbid his ming
ling with the rest of the prisoners, it would
not be bad idea to make him professor of
languages" of the institution. He writes a
letter to his mother every week and receives
one from her regularly in return. The poor
woman brings over her accumulation every
Saturday, and invariably finds one awaiting
her. The letters which the young murderer
writes are marvels IN the way of parental cor
respondence, and some of his descriptions of
hls lonely life are characterized by sadness
which is indeed narrowing.
He never makes any referenceto his crimes,
and when questioned by the officers about the
multiplicity of murders and outrages which
ne has comitted he invariably answers that he
knows nothing whatever about them. He
has always shown a great affection for his
mother and her devotion to him has shown
her to possess those natural instincts which
are the charm of pure womanhoOd. She
seems TO be an exemplary woman in every
respect, never complaining but always anx-
lous, and has the coincidence and sympathy
OF every officer of the prison, as she should,
indeed, OF the whole community.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

WHEREAs, it has pleased Almighty God to
remove from this life our fellow member, Levi
Pool, we, members Of Irving Literary Society,
deeply deploring the loss sustained, unani,
mously adopt these resolutions expressive in
some degree of our sorrow(ul feelings ON this
occasion:
Resolred, That we regard the intellectual
powers aud altaiuments Of our late fellow
member, OF the highest order; that we con
slider his record one Of the brightest which we
can claim.
Resolred, That in addition to the loss which
we have sustained in the death of Society.
man, we lament the departure of friend
whose counsels were Of the greatest service;
whose influence was always for good; whose
whole life was an exhibition Of the loftiest
virtues.
RssoiDed, That we deeply sympathize with
the family of the deceased in being deprived
of dutifu son and faithful brother.
Resolred, That a copy Of these resolutions
be sent to the bereaved family, and also to
each of the county papers for publication.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30

a DEvILIsH DEED.-That there is a devil
the n. J. Sun thinks is no longer problem
atical. IL says: There is a devil-a personal
devil. Benjamin Hunter is his name, aud
Philadelphia is his place Of residance, al
though he Is spending the shoFt remainder OF
his days IL Camden, n. ]. Having effected
a heavy insurance on the life Of debtor Of
his, named John N. Armstrong, he instigated
q man who bad served term of apprentice
ship with him, one Thomas Graham, to knock
Armstrong in the head, and then he com
ple.ed the work of murder with his own hands.
A mere mercenary homicide might not make
Hunter out a demon; but that was not all he
did. He deliberately planned beforehand
that Graham should strike the mortal blow
with hammer on which were cut the letters
j. W. D,-the initials of. w. Davis-to the
end that suspicion might be fastened on Da-
Wis, an innocent man.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30

The SixpennY Savings Bank, in Aston
Place, New York, suspended Wednesday.
deficiency Of 100000 has been discovered
IN Its assets. The bank was closed by an in b.
junction from the Supreme Court, issued at
the instance of the Bank Superintendent.
whose valuation of the real estate securities
made them 500, 900 less than the estimate
of the directors. The liabilities of the con-
Germ are about 81, 200, 900; its assets according
to the President, Sl,6OO,O00. 1t had 80, 900
depositors, mostly poor working people, who,
though having but small amounts on deposit,
are likely to suffer great distress.
The three Mollie Maguires Hester, Tully
and Ntzhugh,, we're executed Monday at
Bloomsbury, Pa. They were allowed time
to speak from the scaffold, but McHugh was
the only one that spoke so that he could be
heard. DE did not confess his guilt directly,
but said that if he had taken good advice, he
would not be on the scaffold.
Agents of the British Government are re-
ported to be engaged in purchasing horses in
tine Western and Southern States. for the
cavalry service. The price paid is from $3.50
to 500, and the number required is said to be
eighteen thousand. They are to be shipped
by the way OF Canada as soou as accepted
Not long ago man and his wife went 10
Kansas to settle. To enable them to pre-empt
two quarter sections of land, they were d.
voreed; each pre-empted claim, and as soon
as their claims were made good they were
remarked, thus obtaining 32O acres Of land.
One hundred and fifty thousand American
cigars viii be shipped from Mex Yozk BY the
steamship Arrigon, which leaves for Brlstcl,
England, on Saturday. This is the second
large lot of cigars of American manufacture
ever shipped TO Great Britain
The Altoona, Pa. Tribune says.-I.ast year
at this time two.thirds of the furnaces Of Penn
sylvania were out of blast, and but one.third
were at work This year, at the same time,
two thirds are in blast and but one-tkird
silent
The Austrian barkentlse Nipoh, AS tons
register, from Fleetwood, England, for Bal
timore, in ballast, went ashore near Life
! Saving Station, twenty-eight miles south OF
Cape Henry, before daylight Monday morning.
In Cecil county, Nd, under the contract
system, 627l miles Of public road are worked
for So, 297.50. In Cecil the roads are sold
at public sale to the lowest bidders, By cleo
ton Districts, for period of three years.
A young man in Sprague, Conn, who car
ries pistol cartridges in his pocket with his
tobacco, happened to get one in his pipe the
other day. and did not know it until piece
of his nose was blown Off
Four children we're poisoned at BRUSSELS,
Ontario, Wednesday, by eating wild parsnips.
Two are dead, and the others not likely to
recover
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30

Astronomers tell us that comets are at
times eccentric and giraffe, but these
qualities are ascribed to celestial bodies.
not terrestrial; they form no reason, there
fore, why the ST. MichaeEs Comet, most
readable aud entertaining journal, should
not be accurate. 1t is inaccurate, how
ever, when it says "the 4duocate is salts
fed with his excellency's title" That
satisfaction has no where and at no time
found expression Ia its columns. The
Comet also attributes to the Sentinel, an
article from this paper. Dear Comet, be
little more careful in the future.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-30
MARRIED.

On the 9th of February, by the Rev. DIR.
S. X. Cox, Of st. Paurs N. E. Church,
South, DIR. William Anderson, formerly of
Baltimore county, and Miss Louella, daugh-
ter of Wesley Day, Esq, formerly of this
county, all now of Baltimore city,
On the 18th instant, at the residence of the
BRIDES parents, by Rev. W. s. Van Cleve,
Mr. Isaac Hereter and Miss Otelia, eldest
daughter of Rev. Joseph Sherfey, all of the
vicinity of Gettysburg, Pa
In Finksburg, on the 9Th inst, by Rev.
S. T. Ferguson, Harry B. Mitten, Of this
county, and Miss Fannie r. Fowble, of Bali.
more county.